I have just come across the song by Bobby McFerrin. It seems like a nice easy way to get through life. There are people who get through life taking it as it comes and not being phased by anything, it would seem. Then there are the worriers who have to meticulously plan their every move and plan each step they take. The truth is, what matters is our eternal destiny. If that is sorted the worry temperature goes down. It is not sufficient to hope all will be well with our eternal destination. If you are going to worry about anything by all means worry about that. Search after the answer to being accepted by God at the end of time. Trust in Jesus the rock on which you can stand. If you are already a Christian and find you are a worrier read your New Testament and discover the position of strength you are in. Your Lord loves you come what may. If you sin, repent and then be joyful in the salvation He has given you.
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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