Doug Van Pelt

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I like the books of First and Second Chronicles. In chapter 4 of 1 Chronicles, we get a lot of geneology information, including Jabez, whose mother named him that because she "gave birth to him in pain."

The prayer that Jabez is remembered for is simple, and found here:

"Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain."

It's interesting that he kind of resisted his name (pain). I'm not a fan of pain, myself. I told the doctor who cut off my mole on Monday a stupid joke ("I guess the big question is, 'Will I be able to play guitar tonight?' He looked at me seriously and said, "Oh, sure." I said, "That's great, since I couldn't play before." I'm such a sad comedian.). I almost told him another joke prior to that one. If he would've asked me if I was allergic to anything, I would've said, "Just pain."

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at March 2, 2005 08:06 AM