"I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11
"Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one." James 1:13 (the chapter deals with the virtues of overcoming temptation or test but then goes on to say the above.)
And my favorite:
"who will separate us from Christ's love? will distress or anguish or persecution or hunger or nakedness or danger or the sword ....? in all these things we are overwhelmingly victorious through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor governments nor present conditions nor future nor powers nor height nor depth nor any other creature will be able to separate us from God's love in our Lord Christ Jesus." Romans 8:35,37-39
I think you'd be pretty safe sticking "cancer" on that list.
Hang in there, IC & Miss. You guys are both terrific.
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert
