... and dies. (3) Through pain and perseverance is born the most beautiful music. In the same way there are those who will tell you that a painful and heart-wrenching experience turned out to be one of the most fortuitous events in their lives. Some of you may know that Julio Iglesias was a professional soccer player in Madrid when a car crash ended his career and left him paralyzed for a year and a half. A sympathetic nurse gave ...
... from surrounding towns gathered to pray in front of the image; some reported healing from disease. And then came the second "miracle": after a heavy rainfall, another face appeared on the wall, that of Julio Iglesias. The people had been praying in front of an old poster, covered over in whitewash, advertising a duet between Julio and Willie Nelson. A few days later, the tabloids ran a new headline, "That's not Jesus--it's just old Willie." (3) People who use religion to whitewash their hearts discover that ...
