tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post2060928302262798295..comments2024-01-23T03:32:55.662-05:00Comments on The Beautiful Gate: Spiritual bandaidsMary N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-87668752929031679862018-06-13T18:03:59.397-04:002018-06-13T18:03:59.397-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03911045306953239821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-72925961601749803792010-06-20T15:25:59.858-04:002010-06-20T15:25:59.858-04:00You are so right. I have several books of lovely ...You are so right. I have several books of lovely prayers and sometimes I think that I should be praying them all. But in reality, if I just pray my Rosary and the Divine Office plus a little spiritual reading every day, that is the best I can do without neglecting my other duties while rationing my energy. It's true about repetitive prayers. Sometimes God wants us to badger Him because we need to do it for our spiritual welfare. But sometimes prayers can become superstitious or magical in people's minds. When they are not answered in a way we can recognize (often God gives us something else or better) we get discouraged and quit praying. Our Father is not to be manipulated. And He does hear the most heartfelt soft whisper. Heartfelt is the key.Barbara A. Schoenebergerhttp://www.sufferingwithjoy.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-55516204820543008262010-06-18T22:03:52.019-04:002010-06-18T22:03:52.019-04:00Hi Anne! I wrote this post to remind myself of thi...Hi Anne! I wrote this post to remind myself of this truth. Sometimes I forget :)Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-82474155632583434752010-06-18T21:05:38.908-04:002010-06-18T21:05:38.908-04:00Yes, absolutely! "God can hear the softest w...Yes, absolutely! "God can hear the softest whisper" and "it's not the formula but the heart that counts" Love those! I need to be reminded of that over and over again when the guilt starts creeping in!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-78362139056597150192010-06-18T05:50:08.400-04:002010-06-18T05:50:08.400-04:00Oh, Mary...this is so true! Very well written!Oh, Mary...this is so true! Very well written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-13621676493457002572010-06-18T04:21:01.159-04:002010-06-18T04:21:01.159-04:00So true. God is greatly desiring to heal us Mary....So true. God is greatly desiring to heal us Mary. He wants to do so much for us. It is that openness from ourselves that He is waiting on. Blessings.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-83851707856749605082010-06-17T21:43:20.214-04:002010-06-17T21:43:20.214-04:00Hi Colleen! That's a great quote and one I'...Hi Colleen! That's a great quote and one I've never heard before. <br />No grandbaby yet? I noticed that you didn't post and thought that maybe today was the big day. I'll pray for them.Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.com