The call is a blessing...
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The call is a blessing. The calls that come to us every day are first blessings: They give us a chance to "risk risking."
We often hear that we are not supposed to gamble but we are to risk. Many of the "religious" have shown disapproval for gambling. It is a socially disastrous problem. The same negativity does not permeate our constant advice to "take a chance," "give it a go," "take a try," or "take a risk." This prohibition of public gambling and encouragement of personal gambling has to confuse people, making life's difficulties ever so much more interesting. When ordinary people are called to do God's work, we know we have to "risk risking."
We often hear that we are not supposed to gamble but we are to risk. Many of the "religious" have shown disapproval for gambling. It is a socially disastrous problem. The same negativity does not permeate our constant advice to "take a chance," "give it a go," "take a try," or "take a risk." This prohibition of public gambling and encouragement of personal gambling has to confuse people, making life's difficulties ever so much more interesting. When ordinary people are called to do God's work, we know we have to "risk risking."
