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Bob: Thank you for sharing your thoughts and doubts, and for this forum. To avoid lots of typing and rambling I'll list a few disjointed questions and comments that perplex me. 1. I don't know why I am here what I'm supposed to be doing, why I feel abandoned. For too long, I have been "flying by the seat of my pants" and finding out what I was taught was all wrong. I have even asked God—"Make me less in your eyes that I may not suffer as much." I know it is NOT punishment ...

Ruth: I'm not sure you're looking for answers, and if you are, you will need to seek someone who is wiser than I am. But I will make some comments. 1. You ask God to make you less in his eyes that you might not suffer so much. I'm reminded of the words of Annie Dillard: "It often feels best to lay low, inconspicuous, instead of waving your spirit around from high places like a lightening rod. . . [more]

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