The Big Questions: Pain and Suffering
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.” 2 Corinthians 4:7-12
Have you ever had something stolen? Sometimes we think something is stolen when all that happened is we misplaced it… or forgot where we put it. The Canadian Pacific railroad was built through the Selkirk Mountains, making the railroad town of Donald the focal point for all business and church life in 1887. It served the BC interior east of the City of Kamloops. 13 years later the town of Revelstoke became the new focal point, and Donald became a “has been”. Houses, business establishments, the Odd Fellows Hall – all were taken down piece by piece and shipped to Revelstoke. The Anglican Church remained. It was a great church, and even had a 600 pound silver-toned bell given to them by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, having it shipped all the way from England. When the Synod at New Westminster heard of the removal of the town of Donald to Revelstoke, they presented Revelstoke with the Donald church with one stipulation: the church building had to be taken down and moved by the Revelstoke churchmen. Read more…
