“So now I tell you, have nothing to do with these men, and let them go.
For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy
itself. But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may
even find yourselves fighting against God.” (Acts 5: 38-39)
I heard of the above scripture for the first time in
9603. I had gone to see SJPS to ask for
his advice about the idea of the Enterprise.
He quoted the above scripture but misquoted the chapter and verse. It took me a considerable time to discover
the chapter and verse. I was struck
immediately by the truth of the scripture that it was never off my mind. As I think of it, it gave me peace. The Enterprise was not a matter of life and
death struggle. If God is with me in the
project, it is accomplished. If not, it
will collapse. If I live, I live; if I perish,
I perish. Now I celebrated the 15th
anniversary of the Enterprise on 1110.
What is my conclusion? Surely
this endeavor, this activity is not of human origin. So? No
fear; No worry; No doubt. Amen!
