CCCAMPER@UMCVMB (01/11/90)
I'm so glad all my brothers and sisters are back! Or almost all! Did you ever argue with someone and end up laughing at the absurdity of it all. Well, I have now read *all* my mail and I'm laughing. There are times lately that after I send a post I just smack the side of my head and say "Oh Elizabeth, you need a douse of vinegar or you'll get diabetes!!!!" Many times I've seen how the enemy tries to twist something wonderful into something that's not. It's getting really easy for me to see through him. The heading on that list said "some signs and symtoms of inner peace". It didn't say these are the signs of Christianity. When the list was given to me last fall by a very special Christian it looked very nice to me. It has been since then that the Lord and his children have ministered to me and now I *am* guilty quite often of many or all of the symtoms. It gives me joy to know such peace. The list was posted on Christia because I thought it may be worthy of contemplation. Especially the "tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fears based on past experiences", 'loss of interest in judging other people", "loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others', and.......get this one guys "loss of interest in conflict". So I'm laughing and if you want to spend a lot of time worrying (ooooh, another symtom...*I'm* not!) about what this "perhaps"! means, have at it. Personally, I feel that suffering from these symptoms has made it incredibly easier to love and tolerate everyone. I must admit that when I said "Let the games begin" it was a tongue-in-cheek acceptance of the inevitable arguments that would soon be in progress. It never occurred to me that it may be over that very posting! c'mon y'all , we're friends here In His love, Elizabeth