Ordinarily, I would say "hope", being all American and stuff, but I think on reflection, strength is more important because it gets you though the times when there is no hope. Usually the answer is somewhere in between - you can't accomplish without some degree of hope, but it's strength and hope that get you there.
In regards to your question, though - Should one make whatever (internal, external) provisions for what justifiably may yet be, or accord ones life by that which is undeniably truth regardless of the personal impact? - I think you have to do some of both. Obviously, truth wins out in my book, but that's just my opinion.
Hope is useless without strength, and strength is useless without hope.
I think the minister should stop preaching what he doesn't believe. That's no good for him or anyone else. He should start preaching what he DOES believe. If he has to go somewhere else to do it, that's fine.
I'm not sure what you mean by "awaiting providence." Awaiting their dream job? I don't think they need to CHANGE their aspirations, but changing qualifications rarely hurts. Broaden one's aspirations maybe, or make a "second best" aspiration. But I think it's always good to strive for the original aspiration, unless you find some irredeemable flaw with it.
Make provisions but deal with what's in front of you.
I'd say that it would depend on the minister's views. If he believed that the preaching was important enough to the congregation, and didn't feel strongly about enforcing his own views, he might continue. A job is a job, after all.
If he felt uncomfortable espousing views he did not personally hold, he might gracefully resign - although it would be only polite to allow the church time to procure a replacement.
He may also be able to strike a middle ground, creating sermons which were heavy on the metaphors to promote scientific concepts and the ideal of learning something new every day.
Heck, I could write an entirely new hymn book which blended faith, religion, and science so thoroughly that people would swear they were the exact same concepts from different points of view.
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In regards to your question, though - Should one make whatever (internal, external) provisions for what justifiably may yet be, or accord ones life by that which is undeniably truth regardless of the personal impact? - I think you have to do some of both. Obviously, truth wins out in my book, but that's just my opinion.
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I think the minister should stop preaching what he doesn't believe. That's no good for him or anyone else. He should start preaching what he DOES believe. If he has to go somewhere else to do it, that's fine.
I'm not sure what you mean by "awaiting providence." Awaiting their dream job? I don't think they need to CHANGE their aspirations, but changing qualifications rarely hurts. Broaden one's aspirations maybe, or make a "second best" aspiration. But I think it's always good to strive for the original aspiration, unless you find some irredeemable flaw with it.
Make provisions but deal with what's in front of you.
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If he felt uncomfortable espousing views he did not personally hold, he might gracefully resign - although it would be only polite to allow the church time to procure a replacement.
He may also be able to strike a middle ground, creating sermons which were heavy on the metaphors to promote scientific concepts and the ideal of learning something new every day.
Heck, I could write an entirely new hymn book which blended faith, religion, and science so thoroughly that people would swear they were the exact same concepts from different points of view.
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