The ability to reason is important in human relationships. Some have it. Some do not. The ability to reason and intelligence do not always go hand in hand.
Thomas Paine wrote this: "To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture." - Thomas Paine
Paine was an observer of human behavior and a thinker. His pamphlet, "Common Sense," some feel fueled the dreams of freedom from England. Ben Franklin believed in him and helped introduce him to the political scene in The Colonies. His articulate pen planted the seeds of freedom in many young colonists, and in some of the older ones, too. He backed his thoughts with common sense... with reason.
This scripture illuminates the hope we have in Christ. I love this promise:
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. No one will die. No one will ever cry or be sad for any reason. No one will ever have trouble. The old things are gone." -Revelation 21:4
Today, I am grateful for the use of reason.
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