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You Can See Yourself In Other People Here On BigChurch This is all my personal experience, opinion, and some researched opinions of others. Years ago when I first set foot in the door here on BigChurch I soon found myself mired in countless arguments, judgments, and some insulting. If life is truly like being surrounded by mirrors that reflect back to us who and what we are like, then truly BigChurch was that for me. Over the years I saw the big differences in people on here and also reflected back to me how argumentative, judgmental, and selfish I was. I was surprised actually to see this in myself as I did not imagine that I was this way at all. This is probably the supreme value of BigChurch. Also, of course, it is a chance to meet someone. I did that also. That too was quite revealing. The people I fought with were just as argumentative, and judgmental, and self centered as myself. I am forever grateful for this time here that revealed, even painfully so, just how I came across to others. I would not dare stoop, or lower myself at this time to be like that again. In fact it has been a long time, except for the time that a major defense and correction here was needed to protect others from the insulting comments they were receiving, that I ever got into it with people. If people do not show respect on my blog, I ban them, and I waste no time doing so. To all bloggers I would say, hang in there, make the most of this time, and try to see our self as others may reflect back to you how we are. Learn from this experience. Scripture advises us to not listen to communication that is evil, but only to that which is good. The reason is that we become like who and what we listen too. It is cause and effect again. Each effect is contained in the cause and each cause is contained in the effect. In the seed is the tree and in the tree the seed is contained. Its a law of human behavior and of life. This is in no way to say that we are judges when we are judged, or argumentative when others argue with us, or are we critical when others criticize us. The point is that we are however like those we continue to listen too. The mirror of BigChurch reflects back to us our self as long as we stand in front of the mirror. As painful an experience as it has been on BigChurch, I learned from it and used it to grow in grace and truth, as I see it. This may be why the Church is often called a hospital. It is full of people needing to get well, and it is in the church hospital that people problems are diagnosed, treated, and cured. Church In San Francisco 
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My point along with yours is that life seems designed on a daily personal basis for us. Each days events, encounters, conversations, have as their purpose to reveal our self to us so we can respond by either transformation with the Lord's help, or react in emotionally or physically charged ways and make things worse.
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May I phrase your motto in a positive way? Something that happens, happens for something; or Everything that happens, happens for Everyone. I also believe that if we want to change the world, we can do so by changing our self through each days events because our change affects the whole world. What is bound on earth is bound in Heaven, said Jesus. The Spiritual world is much bigger than our universe and this is where beings of the higher consciousness live. We are partners with God in repairing the world or partners with the devil is destroying it. This is why the Lord organizes the events of each day for each one of us, so we can be partners with Him in repairing the world and improving our relationship with Him.
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Wow what a nice church cathedral building. I didn't know the name. I would like to go there sometime for a church meeting. I also believe that each person's day is organized somehow, someway for them, as you said. I never knew that cities can have a unique personality, but now having been to San Francisco, I can see that. There is no city in the USA that is like San Francisco.
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