The "Cookies and Ice-cream" Dialogue

A child prompted, a tone of curious ended up with a slight touch of whining, his parents: "Why can't ice-cream be like cookies that it won't melt? I want my ice-cream to be like my cookies so it won't melt."

I think we can freely question God about things around us and express our feelings to him, and I believe God enjoy a dialogue with us. Questions do not necessary imply doubts. The child is still a child of his parents, and the parents are still parents of the child; doesn't matter how many questions he asked - which is an absolute fact. The question has nothing to do with a child doubting his parents, but of a not-knowing-all child seeking for truth while expressing his feeling.

Blessings in God’s eye and in Men’s eye

In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!" - Luke 1:42-45

The word “BLESSED” jumped out to me when I was reading Luke 1:1-56 this time. I ponder. The definition of “BLESSED” in God’s eye and in men’s eye is of extreme difference. Mary bore Jesus, and Elizabeth bore John. Jesus’ and John’s lives were harsh and busy, with close relationship with Heavenly Father, while living on earth, then both died at an early age in from of executions; excuse me “blessed”?! Sometimes men defined blessing related to possessions? God’s blessing not only of pure concern of earthly lives but the most important is eternity - the burning of our lives for the preparation of eternal lives.

Abusing sacred ritual on malicious scheme in fulfilling personal desire (Genesis 34)

After reading Genesis 34...

We are shrewd and cunning, and able to base on any excuse or any mistakes of other parties not only to justify the calling from flesh and blood fulfilling one's personal desire, the worse is that we sometimes abuse and use sacred ritual to achieve personal goal - to conquer for personal satisfaction.

As one can see within Genesis 34, there isn't any trace of God's intervention - God didn't tell Jacob base on the violation of her daughter that his family could loot Hivite, abusively via sacred circumcision ritual, only that all acts are people selfish intervention.

Isn't that kind of parallel to the very first "Fall of Man" (Genesis 3:1-13)? The serpent knew every word from God throughout and used God's word to conquer God's children. Be aware that sacred ritual/teaching not to be used to profit self-interest - tying up or hindering the spreading of gospel. Reconciling relationship between men and God through Jesus Christ is the sole objective.