tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160593.post110512125923316251..comments2023-09-29T05:50:20.604-04:00Comments on John the Mad: Time For Evening Prayers John the Madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899858119936750764noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160593.post-1105235736922682992005-01-08T20:55:00.000-05:002005-01-08T20:55:00.000-05:00Rebecca:
I find it remarkable that you would recog...Rebecca:<br />I find it remarkable that you would recognize in my writing something of the seminarian. You now have me pondering what that charactoristic might be exactly. I know that Jesus has revealed Himself to me in a direct way that I could (and sometimes do), ignore. But I cannot, in honesty, deny Him. He is real, loving and Lord of all. Perhaps that marks me in a way that shows, depite my lazy, sinful ways. <br /><br />You're absolutely right. His time is not our time. <br /><br />I did not mean to imply that it was easy, or even prudent, to be angry with God. But Truth wants us to be truthful. He tells us that it is the truth that sets us free. In His presence our first inclination is (or ought to be) to fall on our faces. But He wants us to walk upright eternally as His brothers and sisters. Even angels will give way to the elect. <br /><br />I think this, to a degree is what purgatory is about. A status above the angels. Imagine how hard it might be to accept this. In a good person this will cause some degree of denial and pain. St. Peter went through it when Our Lord washed His feet and when He forgave him three times for denying Him three times. <br /><br />It is when we accept our forgiven and fully renewed spirit and open ourselves to Him completely that the great exchange of love can begin in earnest. "...And the father will dance, as on a day of joy, He will rejoice over you and renew you by His love."John the Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899858119936750764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160593.post-1105172348794694362005-01-08T03:19:00.000-05:002005-01-08T03:19:00.000-05:00I've had only a handful of exposure to seminarians...I've had only a handful of exposure to seminarians, either those who have become priests or those who have taken a different path, but they all have a certain something - I thought I recognized it in your writing :)<br /><br />I have difficulty getting angry with God; my biggest weakness is giving my thoughts over to depression, which I guess is directing anger and sadness inward instead of upward. Once upon a time I might have asked why. Now I ask what? What can I do? After some of the things I've been through, I'm learning not to ask why of God too much - he'll let me know in His time.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954578543604294137noreply@blogger.com