I can remember the referendum for joining Europe when I was
still too young to vote. My parents were
strongly convinced that we should stay out and their reasons were based on a
belief that the European Union was somehow re-creating the Roman Empire and was
a sign of “the last days.” The Union has now become bigger than the old Roman
Empire. I am learning not to be
frightened of World events but to see them as exciting signs that Jesus will
soon come again. My father lived in the
light of that exciting event and I think it is important to live with a certain
amount of that excitement, but we do have to continue to live our lives in an
orderly and confident manner as many have waited and passed to glory not seeing
that time. As Cromwell said, “Trust in
God and keep your powder dry.” We must plan for the future whilst still
catching the vision of the glorious return of our Saviour.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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