(April 23, 2014 at 7:32 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: I've never liked that poem, even the original version. When was a Christian I took comfort from the idea that when things were shitty I was being moulded, that it was needful for me to suffer in order to grow. I never believed God was carrying me.
I suspect nobody really likes that poem (the original) -- hardcore fundies may pretend to like it -- but nobody sincerely likes it.
The first time I came across it I thought I was gonna barf.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- don't pollute it with bullshit.