{"id":588,"date":"2009-04-01T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T00:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/go-ahead\/"},"modified":"2009-04-01T18:48:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T00:48:00","slug":"go-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/go-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Go ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Take a look around.<\/p>\n

Go ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n

Look at the grasses pushing up through the soil, crushed by winter\u2019s snow and cold.
Look at the fuzzy blossoms on the tree outside.
Look at the heavens \u2013 a billion stars \u2013 probably more.
Look at the smile of an infant.
Look at the smile of a grandmother.
Look at your own face.<\/p>\n

Go ahead.
<\/em>
Think about when time ends.
Now think about it real hard, till your mind says \u2018enough.\u2019
Think about the edge of space
Harder
You probably can\u2019t quite comprehend it.<\/p>\n

Go ahead.
<\/em>
Think about God.
It\u2019s okay.
He\u2019s the answer to what we see and feel all around us.
There is a giant headline in the sky that says \u201cThere is a Creator.\u201d
And there is a deep whisper in your heard that says the same thing.<\/p>\n

Go ahead. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Take a look around. Go ahead. Look at the grasses pushing up through the soil, crushed by winter\u2019s snow and cold.Look at the fuzzy blossoms on the tree outside.Look at the heavens \u2013 a billion stars \u2013 probably more.Look at the smile of an infant.Look at the smile of a grandmother.Look at your own face. 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