Following The Line Of Providence
By DONALD DeMARCO The cynic will deny the existence of Providence. That is because he wants to be the sole master of both his dowry and his destiny. What he does not realize is that God has, so to speak, beaten him to the punch. It was God, not he, who granted him existence, placed inclinations in his being, and provided him with the means to fulfill those inclinations. We do not invent our destiny, no more than we choose our parents and our place of birth. We pursue it. Without God, we can do nothing.As we have just celebrated Black History Month, it is most fitting to recall how Wilber Wilberforce (1759-1833) saw his role as fulfilling the providential…Continue Reading