hi all At 21:58 1999/06/16 EDT, gina wrote, in part: >...I had a man tell me that I must have been so bad for >God to punish me with Parkinson's and Diabeties. I told >him that the HP of my understanding doesn't work like that... mine works this way i have found that looking at all the circumstances of my life from the point of view of being tests or challenges put there especially for me to learn from [= given to me = gifts] they are not punishments just tests placed in front of me for my benefit punishment and guilt and retribution are fabrications of the timid human mind unqualified forgiveness and unconditional love are the reality imho janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada a new voice http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ [log in to unmask]