The following is a rapid recollection of thoughts from the regretfully unrecorded conversation of the night with Kevin, more as a reminder than a full report:
This life sucks. Get over it. We live in a fallen world. We were not designed to live this way. Not alone, community, care for the land. There is no formula. "This is the most morbid picture of life I could have given." "But perhaps the most accurate one."
The promise of the best life is only based on an acknowledgment that others strive and don't find. At least we know we won't find happiness here. We aren't suppose to. Why would God do that? He must; we sinned. He can't be anywhere near sin. That's why He is creating a new Earth.
Peace of comfort vs. Peace of Hope
The rich will have a hard time getting into heaven, because when Jesus comes to save the rich won't feel like it is salvation. They had everything they wanted. It makes sense that the poor receive the Kingdom; they've been awaiting freedom from oppression. This would lead us to the same reason God would choose an enslaved nation such as Israel to claim as His. It is the sick who need a doctor, and the imprisoned who need a savior. A wealthy nation has nothing to be saved from but a low and crappy nation has everything to be saved from.
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