Mike McElroy
“Do you think that you can reprove words when the speech of a despairing man is wind?” – Job 6:26
kAmy@3 H2D :? 28@?J] w6 925 =@DE 9:D 49:=5C6?[ 9:D 962=E9[ 2== 9:D A@DD6DD:@?D 2?5 E96 C6DA64E @7 E96 A6@A=6 2C@F?5 9:>] w6 5:5 ?@E <?@H H9J E96 42=2>:E:6D 925 4@>6 E@ 9:>[ 2?5 925 E@ 5676?5 9:>D6=7 7C@> E96 42==@FD 244FD2E:@?D @7 9:D 7C:6?5D H9@ 2DDF>65 96 925 5@?6 D@>6E9:?8 9@CC:3=6 E@ 92G6 DF49 E9:?8D 92AA6? E@ 9:>]k^Am
kAmx? 9:D >:D6CJ[ y@3 AC@E6DE65 9:D :??@46?46[ 56?:65 9:D 7C:6?5D’ 244FD2E:@?D 2?5 4C:65 @FE E@ v@5 7@C G:?5:42E:@? @C 2? 6IA=2?2E:@?] w6 H2D?’E >2<:?8 2 AC64:D6 E96@=@8:42= 2C8F>6?E H96? 96 D2:5 H92E 96 5:5 23@FE v@5j 96 H2D 6IAC6DD:?8 9:D A2:?] y@3 A=62565 H:E9 9:D 7C:6?5D ?@E E@ 36 D@ 92CD9 :? E96:C ;F58>6?E @7 H92E 96 D2:5[ 3642FD6 “E96 DA6649 @C 2 56DA2:C:?8 >2? :D H:?5]”k^Am
kAmw2G6 J@F 6G6C D2:5 2?JE9:?8 J@F =2E6C C68C6EE65n xD E96C6 2 >2? @C H@>2? H9@ 92D ?6G6C 6IA6C:6?465 C68C6E 23@FE D@>6E9:?8 E96J D2:5n x7 DF49 2 A6CD@? 6I:DED[ x DFDA64E E92E E96J 2C6 >@C6 =:<6=J :?D6?D:E:G6 23@FE 9@H E96:C H@C5D 27764E @E96CD C2E96C E92? 2== E92E 8@@5 2E 4@?EC@==:?8 E96:C E@?8F6] (6 2== <?@H E96 D25 ECFE9 @7 y2>6D bia 23@FE E96 E@?8F6i “7@C H6 2== DEF>3=6 :? >2?J H2JD]” (6 >2J D@>6E:>6D D2J E96 HC@?8 E9:?8 E9C@F89 42C6=6DD?6DD @C :?D6?D:E:G:EJ[ 3FE x <?@H 9@H 62DJ :E :D E@ D2J E96 HC@?8 E9:?8 H96? x’> FAD6E] s@?’E J@Fnk^Am
kAm$@>6 @=5 7C:6?5D @7 >:?6 H9@’G6 366? >2CC:65 >2?J J62CD FD65 E@ 5632E6 23@FE H92E H2D D2:5 H96? E96J BF2CC6=65] %96 >2? D2:5 96 5:5?’E >62? 6G6CJE9:?8 96 D2:5 H96? 96 H2D FAD6E] %96 H@>2? 4@?E6?565 E92E 96 >62?E 6I24E=J H92E 96 D2:5 H96? 96 H2D 2?8CJ[ 2?5 E92E 2?86C E@@< 2H2J E96 C6DEC2:?E E92E FDF2==J 8@G6C?65 9:D DA6649] x’G6 E9@F89E 2 =@E 23@FE E92E[ 2?5 x E9:?< x 28C66 H:E9 E96 >2? :? E9:D 42D6] y@3 :D ?@E E96 @?=J A6CD@? H9@ :? 3:EE6C 6>@E:@? D2:5 E9:?8D H6 >:89E 42== “H:?5 H@C5D”—E9:?8D H6 5@?’E C62==J 36=:6G6 @C >62?]k^Am
kAm(96? 2?86C[ 7CFDEC2E:@? @C 762C 4@=@CD @FC H@C5D[ :E’D 62DJ E@ D2J 9FCE7F=[ HC@?8 E9:?8D E92E H6 =2E6C C68C6E] %9:D 92AA6?D :? >2CC:286D[ 72>:=:6D[ 49FC49 72>:=:6D 2?5 7C:6?5D9:AD] xE 92AA6?D 2E 9@>6 2?5 2E H@C<]k^Am
kAm(96? J@F 2?5 x D2J DF49 E9:?8D[ H6 D9@F=5 C62=:K6 @FC ?665 E@ 8C@H :? D6=7\4@?EC@= 2?5 DFCC6?56C @FC E@?8F6D E@ E96 =@C5D9:A @7 y6DFD] (96? H6 962C @E96CD E2=< =:<6 E9:D[ H6 ?665 E@ E2<6 $@=@>@?’D 25G:46 E@ :8?@C6 D@>6 @7 E96 E9:?8D H6 962C A6@A=6 D2Ji “s@ ?@E E2<6 E@ 962CE 2== E96 E9:?8D E92E A6@A=6 D2J[ =6DE J@F 962C J@FC D6CG2?E 4FCD:?8 J@F] *@FC 962CE <?@HD E92E >2?J E:>6D J@F 92G6 J@FCD6=7 4FCD65 @E96CD” Wt44=6D:2DE6D fia`\aaX] (9J >FDE H6 E2<6 6G6CJ H@C5 E92E @E96CD D2J D@ D6C:@FD=Jn s@?’E H6 C6>6>36C D2J:?8 E9:?8D H6 5:5?’E >62? 2?5 D9@F=5?’E 92G6 D2:5 @FCD6=G6Dn x7 H6 7@==@H E96 “v@=56? #F=6” 2?5 EC62E @E96C A6@A=6 E96 H2J H6 H2?E E@ 36 EC62E65 W|2EE96H fi`aX[ H6 H:== >2<6 2==@H2?46 7@C 7CFDEC2E:?8 4:C4F>DE2?46D 2?5 ?@E 36 D@ 92CD9 2?5 ;F58>6?E2= 23@FE H92E :D D2:5 :? 6>@E:@?2= C624E:@?D]k^Am
kAm%9:D AC:?4:A=6 H@F=5 “E2<6 E96 6586 @77” D@ >2?J :?E6CA6CD@?2= 4@?7=:4ED 2?5 C6=:6G6 D@ >F49 @7 E96 2?I:6EJ E92E C@3D C6=2E:@?D9:AD @7 ;@J] wFD32?5D 2?5 H:G6D D9@F=5 36 <:?5 2?5 86?E=6 H:E9 @?6 2?@E96C] qFE H96? @?6 @C 3@E9 2C6 FAD6E[ :E H@F=5 36 8@@5 E@ C6>6>36C E9:D :562] !2C6?ED 2?5 <:5D H:== 92G6 D@>6 =:G6=J 5:D4FDD:@?D 2D :>A6C764E 525D 2?5 >@>D C2:D6 :>A6C764E <:5D] p=@?8 E96 H2J E@ >2EFC:EJ[ E96C6 H:== DFC6=J 36 D@>6 E:>6D H96? 2== A2CE:6D :?G@=G65 ?665 E@ C6>6>36C E9:D] q@J7C:6?5D 2?5 8:C=7C:6?5D[ ?6:893@CD 2?5 <:?7@=<D—6G6CJ3@5J ?665D E9:D =6DD@?]k^Am
kAm{6E’D C6D@=G6 E@ DA62< H:E9 =@G6 2?5 42C6] qFE H96? 6>@E:@?D 5C:G6 FD E@ D2J E9:?8D H6 D9@F=5?’E[ =6E’D 9@A6 E96 A6@A=6 2C@F?5 FD H:== 4@?D:56C E92E D@>6 @7 E9@D6 H@C5D 2C6 ;FDE “H:?5 H@C5D]” p?5 =6E’D C6>6>36C E@ D9@H E96 D2>6 4@?D:56C2E:@? H96? A6@A=6 D2J E9:?8D E96J D9@F=5?’E E@ @C 23@FE FD]k^Am
