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"If the stars should appear just one night
in a thousand years, how would men
believe and adore"!
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-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Wow! I couldn't believe it when I first read that. It rings true with so many people I know and I can't help but feel that this is how they think. Is it that faith and beliefs become so routine that we take it for granted? I know there are tons of things that are taken for granted and we sometimes regret feeling this way about certain things but would it be any different if only once a year we had the privelege of experiencing certain things? Would we hold it in a higher regard if there was only one time to do the things we love the most? Kind of makes you think about it huh?
That just reminded me of a verse I read this week in Proverbs. I say that it reminded me because it is kind of the same and kind of different.
ReplyDeleteIt's Proverbs 27:7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
It just made me think about all that I have and take for granted (material possessions, ability to worship God without persecution, etc). Someone in a third word country would probably jump for joy and be able to fully appreciate the opportunity to enjoy a small fraction of what we take for granted here in the US.