GOD NEVER HELPS
In the August, 1993 issue of Guideposts, actress Mariette Hartley — who played opposite from James Garner on over two hundred and fifty Polaroid commercials — tells a story she heard when undergoing treatment for alcoholism. It was a story of an unbeliever who was talking to a priest. “Hey, Father,” said the man. “You got it all wrong about this God stuff. He doesn’t exist. I oughta know.” “Why’s that, my son?” “Well, when I was ice-fishing in the Arctic far from the nearest village, a blizzard blew up with wind and blinding snow. I was a goner. So I got down on my knees and prayed real hard, begging God for help.” “And did He help you?” “Nope, God didn’t lift a finger. Some Eskimo appeared out of nowhere and showed me the way.” So often we are incredibly blind to how God works. We put blinders on, and we box God in, missing all of the ways he…
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