Interesting thoughts Rob.
I come from another tangent tho (surprising I know LOL) I guess I'm a humanist...
God gives us free will - we can use it for good or for ill. Today (and since last April) I choose good.
I don't pretend to know whether that's God's will or not - He is infinite, I am not - but I'm assuming it is seeing as I feel much more a worthwhile human being these days (not to mention the miracle that sugErspun mentioned).
I'd much rather think He was looking after those less fortunate than me, rather than being my personal guardian angel.
He gives me the intelligence to differentiate between right and wrong and he's given me the strength to exercise it, and that's good enough for me
He gave me arms legs and a brain for a reason - it's up to me now to keep this working...
I just hope I'm making a difference, and a positive one.
thanks - good topic
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