Carissima Deo

 If I had to choose Genesis 37:19 They said to one another, "Here comes this dreamer. Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits." Genesis 37:28  Then the Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt. I am sure that Rachel would never have chosen for Joseph to be betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery. She would never have chosen for him be in prison for more than two years all while being innocent. Mothers would never choose that path for their child.  If I got to choose, my children would live in a joyful, happy world. If I got to choose, they would never face hardships, mean friends, unkind words, pain, death, sorrow. If I got to choose their path, it would only be smooth and slightly uphill but never bumpy. They would never trip and fall. No one would ever hinder them and they would reach the summit with a little...