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To: pz who wrote (2079)	1/23/2000 7:33:00 PM
From: gregor	Respond to of 14396

Dear Paul: It breaks my heart also. We have lifted up Amelia so many times here. At some point we have to place her in the Lord's hands and just pray and ask God to either be merciful and take her to heaven quickly or raise her up off the bed where she lay and give her a long life of good health. Remember the story of the maiden that according to Christ was only sleeping, and the Lord was laughed to scorn, He removed those laughing from the room. Oh Lord if we be but so blessed to have You remove those that doubt You and scorn You. Lord, in your great mercies, we pray for Amelia's soul,her family's souls , and then her healing, and also for Your will to be done. We loose Your will in faith and trust, we are more than sheep, and more than the birds of the air, and more than the lilies that drape the fields, We Lord are Your children. In Christ name. Amen.

To: pz who wrote (2079)	1/23/2000 9:34:00 PM
From: WTCausby	Respond to of 14396

Dear Paul: Thank-you for the update on little Amelia. I just put my 5 year old daughter to bed and she is, thank God, very healthy. I do not want to even try to imagine what Amelia's parents must be going through. May God heal this child and comfort her parents, I pray. Amen In Christ, Tom

To: pz who wrote (2079)	1/23/2000 10:52:00 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 14396

Thank you Paul for bringing Amelia up for prayer,. I tried to type the words but they are not there for the viewing. But I am praying for Amelia. God bless dan

To: pz who wrote (2079)	1/25/2000 11:40:00 PM
From: O'Hara	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14396

><>...Hi Paul...><> God...Father in Heaven... my hearts aches for all who are in pain and will probably die in that pain. Paul you wrote: I wonder why God allows such suffering of his children. I know it must all be part of his wonderful plan, but it still begs the question. I wonder too Paul....as a matter of fact I have been thinking especially of my brother-in-law Tony all day today and all the pain he endured for months before he finally died....I was also thinking about my ...so lost in grief...sister and her 4 children...I cried a lot and pounded on my steering wheel on my drive home this evening...all along asking our Father..... WHY WHY WHY !!!??? There is no answer Paul...not in this life!! My heart cries for Amelia and her parents...and for all the Amelia's and Tony's of this world....and all their loved ones. No Paul my good friend, there is no answer to that question....not here in this life...but I do know this....I love Him ...more than life itself.....I love Him because He first loved us...and that He will never leave nor forsake us...NEVER May God always lead you and your family Have a peaceful evening all of you Shalom...><> The Intimate Friendship of Jesus WHEN Jesus is near, all is well and nothing seems difficult. When He is absent, all is hard. When Jesus does not speak within, all other comfort is empty, but if He says only a word, it brings great consolation. Did not Mary Magdalen rise at once from her weeping when Martha said to her: “The Master is come, and calleth for thee”? Happy is the hour when Jesus calls one from tears to joy of spirit. How dry and hard you are without Jesus! How foolish and vain if you desire anything but Him! Is it not a greater loss than losing the whole world? For what, without Jesus, can the world give you? Life without Him is a relentless hell, but living with Him is a sweet paradise. If Jesus be with you, no enemy can harm you. He who finds Jesus finds a rare treasure, indeed, a good above every good, whereas he who loses Him loses more than the whole world. The man who lives without Jesus is the poorest of the poor, whereas no one is so rich as the man who lives in His grace. It is a great art to know how to converse with Jesus, and great wisdom to know how to keep Him. Be humble and peaceful, and Jesus will be with you. Be devout and calm, and He will remain with you. You may quickly drive Him away and lose His grace, if you turn back to the outside world. And, if you drive Him away and lose Him, to whom will you go and whom will you then seek as a friend? You cannot live well without a friend, and if Jesus be not your friend above all else, you will be very sad and desolate. Thus, you are acting foolishly if you trust or rejoice in any other. Choose the opposition of the whole world rather than offend Jesus. Of all those who are dear to you, let Him be your special love. Let all things be loved for the sake of Jesus, but Jesus for His own sake. Jesus Christ must be loved alone with a special love for He alone, of all friends, is good and faithful. For Him and in Him you must love friends and foes alike, and pray to Him that all may know and love Him. Never desire special praise or love, for that belongs to God alone Who has no equal. Never wish that anyone's affection be centered in you, nor let yourself be taken up with the love of anyone, but let Jesus be in you and in every good man. Be pure and free within, unentangled with any creature. You must bring to God a clean and open heart if you wish to attend and see how sweet the Lord is. Truly you will never attain this happiness unless His grace prepares you and draws you on so that you may forsake all things to be united with Him alone. When the grace of God comes to a man he can do all things, but when it leaves him he becomes poor and weak, abandoned, as it were, to affliction. Yet, in this condition he should not become dejected or despair. On the contrary, he should calmly await the will of God and bear whatever befalls him in praise of Jesus Christ, for after winter comes summer, after night, the day, and after the storm, a great calm. Thomas A. Kempis