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And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. --Matthew 5:30 On Saturday, April 26 Mountaineer Aron Ralston of Aspen, Colorado was hiking alone in a beautiful Utah canyon when a boulder fell on him, pinning his hand and wrist. By Tuesday he ran out of water. By Thursday he decided that he would die unless he did the unthinkable. Using a pocket knife he cut off his own arm below the elbow, rappelled down a rock wall, and hiked until he ran into other people who flagged down a helicopter for him. Still in serious condition a in a Colorado Hospital a week after the accident, he helps us realize just how strong is our urge to live. Apparently Jesus wasn’t completely overstating his case. Hell—eternal separation from God—is something to be avoided at almost any cost, and heaven is such a great reward that whatever we give up to get there will be worth it. Is there someone you know who has left behind something valuable to enter the Kingdom of God? --Tim Mitchell (5/5/03) |
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