[split] a discussion on origins sparked by "The Order of Things"

[Mark A Becker]

I would like, Mark, for you to talk about synchronicities. 

OK rowens, interesting coincidences and a touch of synchronicity:

Many years after my mom died, I was with my wife at the hospital, at the bedside of her uncle when he died. After he passed, the patient advocate came into the room to speak with us. She just happened to be a member of the same church where my wife’s uncle was a member.

She called the pastor, and we then met with him.  While talking with him we discovered that the pastor’s wife just happened to work at the same place where my wife and I had met.  Only, she worked there many years after we had moved on.

Since I was now retired, I decided to attend some services at that church.  I even participated in some bible study, since I was very rusty, having been away from church for many decades. We discussed the verse where Jesus decides to help some blind men “see”.  He asks them, “do you believe that I am able to do this?” 

That verse just happened to be from Matthew 9:28.  I immediately remembered the instances of 9:28 with my mom and sister.  Once again, I looked to “heaven” and asked, “Are you trying to tell me something?”  Maybe the answer is right in front of me, and I’m just too “blind”, too skeptical, to see it.