You will see from my previous post that I love my home. That means I am contented with it. In the Bible it says that godliness with contentment is great gain. Being godly is not about being as good as God but about trusting in Him for everything, knowing that His will is the best for us and being content with that. It means I never have to envy those who have pots of money and fast cars. It means I never have to envy the brilliant concert violinist. God has placed me here in the life I have and I am content with it, especially as He has recently given me the treat of going to Russia.
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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