be yourself
There are beautiful people here though and because of that I'm here till the end of the year at least mod willing.
"To those who 'believe'.. No, explanation, is necessary - To those, who Don't believe.. No, explanation, is plausible"!
..{leaving aside, that, what better, counterintuitive means, than, our Own individual, 'faith' being required, by Him, {or 'Her' some might say}.. to separate, the 'In-the-box' thinkers.. Versus, the 'Out-of-the-box'-thinkers'! .. 'For without, Faith.. It is Impossible, to please God'{!} .. Deal, with It !
.. Tom, Since, you correctly described, both, our collective, & individual 'Journey', as a 'climb'; In scaling, Any, dauntingly challenging 'mountain'; I would think, it's the Rare 'climber'..{of which we All are, in a sense}.. Who considers, their 'mission accomplished'.. Well short, of having reached, the 'mountain-top'.. With, its' incredibly beautiful, expanse, of a view ! <-{where's a 'pic'- image, when you could use one !?}
http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/five-truths-about-christian-suffering