just alot of different types of struggles.

a barren womb for the mrs while so many unwanted babies are discarded
each day so many are abused and neglected while a loving couples
prayers go unanswered.

Struggles to live a holy life in a unholy world. Struggles to find
true believing poeple of real faith in their actions. Struggles with
just wondering why we are in this world anyway but knowing the only
purpose as solomn found was to fear God and believe there are reasons
to everything that happens to us in life.


--- In OurFellowshipRochester@yahoogroups.com, Jack Porcello
<pastorjack@...> wrote:
>
> It is easy to get disillusioned when we see people and things that
> represent all we hold dear exposed for what they truly are.
However,
> we still have the greatest gift we can ever possess - life! And as
> we still lie, we can still affect the world at our fingertips in a
> positive way.
>
> Grab on to life, and live it for all it is worth! Set yourself
> goals, and celebrate when you achieve them. Do not have
unreasonable
> expectations for yourself or for others. See your friends and
family
> as treasures, and cherish them!
>
> Money gets a bad rap, but we all need it to get by. Don't see it
as
> an end, but as a means to help you along your way. As with people,
> if we have unreasonable expectations that money will give our lives
> meaning we will be disappointed.
>
> It is up to each of us to give our lives meaning.
>
> In life we have love, happiness, beauty, and the fulfillment that
> comes with achievement. We also have pain, discouragement, and
> loss. It is up to us to recognize that there is a balance, and to
> look to the good to encourage us to get through the bad.
>
> We need to love one another, be kind to one another, and help one
> another through the tough times. The reason that we don't
emphasize
> "end times" eschatology here at Our Fellowship and Joining Hands
> Ministries (besides the fact that I do not ascribe to it) is that
it
> gets our eyes off the here and now. It is a placebo to distract us
> from life, and life is not something to ignore. It is something to
live.
>
> Get out there and live! Look at the world and see its
> beauty. Realize when you read or watch the news that there are
> probably 100 stories of hope for every one of despair that makes it
> to the media. Be one of those stories, and share that hope with
others.
>
> Have a GREAT day!
>
> Jack
>
>
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