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3Hotdogs

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9. I had a conversation with my Jewish friend Jim, this morning.
Wed May 1, 2019, 05:25 PM
May 2019

He married a devote Catholic and they go to Mass every week. Work on charity and volunteer for the church. Good people.

He said he likes the Our Father and recites prayers. but does not recite parts about Jesus.

Me. I said the whole thing makes no sense. So there is this guy, sitting on a big chair. He looks at Jim and says, Jim was late for the meeting with 3H this morning. I think he maybe needs a hang nail.

3H helped an old lady across the street and he deserves a $50 lottery ticke --- eh, it wasn't that big a deal. A $5.00 lottery ticket win.
--- and he's gotta make decisions like this, billions of times a day.



So then Jim gets sick and his wife asks the parish to pray for him to get well. They forget that God not only knows but controls everything. So if Jim got sick, its because God wanted his ass to be sick. Praying would go against God's will.


So Jim. Faith is working your ass off, trying in something you know can't possibly be true.



He stopped and puzzled over that for a bit.

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