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Pious platitudes abound. And they don't seem to a have a factual scriptural basis. God gets blamed for a lot things -- even in a round-about way. Carole M. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 5:04 PM Subject: Re: Katie/how much God gives you > saying I'd like to find the person who started that idea > > that *God gives you no more than you can handle* > > In our Catholic Parish, one of the music ministers (a faithfilled, > beautiful young woman with the voice of an angel) has been afflicted with > recurring cancer. She shared with a mutual friend that among her most hated > comments about her sickness has been the one discussed here. She also hates > 'hang in there' and 'God must love you very much to afflict you with so much > suffering.' > > The reality is that we are created with feet of clay and the spirit of God. > Our feet of clay are finite and flawed. All of us on this list will die > within the next hundred years - and we all we be angry that we have been > afflicted. It is stated in Scripture that God takes in no joy in the > suffering of His creation. The difference between those with faith and > those with none is the acceptance of that belief and the realization that, > in the midst of suffering God is always present with us. > ----------- > God bless you all > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 63/23) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn