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None of us are meant for anything, and none of us are meant for nothing. Life is chaos, but it’s also opportunity, risk, and how you manage them.
“Belief is a commodity. It can be packaged, bought and sold. It’s true of saint’s bones, and it’s true of my ministry.”
“Now, I don’t want to sugarcoat things. I take money—buckets of it—from many, many people. But I’m not a thief. I give good value. Our congregation . . . our customers . . . want to feel good about themselves, and better than other people, and they’re willing to pay top dollar. “That is what our ministry is for. That’s what every ministry is for. That’s all they really want from us. Look me in the eye and deny it.”
It was like trying to play chess in a pitch-dark room, where you had to determine your opponent’s moves by sense of smell alone. And you had a cold. And your opponent was God. Futile.
Fate, destiny—they’re myths. We are the sum of our choices. Choose well.
