Back To Home Page To Archives - Spring of Life - H. Roger Bothwell Nepenthe There is a wonderful restaurant on the Big Sur coast in California called "Nepenthe." One can dine while looking at one of the most beautiful places on earth. The view of the crashing sea upon the California coastline causes one to momentarily forget any of life's pressing problems, thus the name of the restaurant "Nepenthe." In Homer's Odyssey nepenthe was the name of a drug used as a remedy for grief. The word has come to mean something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow. Nepenthe would be a good name for the Gospels. The story of our Jesus and His sacrifice for us that we might shed our guilt and enter an eternal relationship of peace and assurance that the pain of this life is temporary is the ultimate nepenthe. Jesus said, "Come unto me all you who are heavy laden and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 He said, "I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." John 10:5 I am often amazed at religious people that want to force their views and ideas on others. Does it not make sense that if something is wonderful and brings quality to life people would want it? One does not have to force a child to eat candy. One should not have to overwhelm another with their religion. If we have something so grand that it provides a nepenthe we would never ever have to pressure anyone to come. Oh that we would so live that Jesus would be attractive to others because they have known us. I'm Roger Bothwell and my address is roger.bothwell@verizon.net or 151 Old Farm Rd. Leominster, MA 01453. Thank you for your support of our faith ministry. Past devotionals can be accessed at Archives