tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post7157571216355587216..comments2024-01-23T03:32:55.662-05:00Comments on The Beautiful Gate: Sabbath Moments - Holy! Holy?Mary N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-77724719786844255302010-11-21T16:23:25.576-05:002010-11-21T16:23:25.576-05:00Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this post ...Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this post :)Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-20459372035906662562010-11-21T04:52:51.883-05:002010-11-21T04:52:51.883-05:00OH I know for a fact praying for me can be hard as...OH I know for a fact praying for me can be hard as I will always put in my human side. Thank you dear one for sharing such a good Sabbath moment. Thank you always for your encouragement and prayers always. Means so much to me!!!Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-28568799362434647322010-11-20T15:36:51.934-05:002010-11-20T15:36:51.934-05:00A good sabbath moment indeed! I too am guilty of t...A good sabbath moment indeed! I too am guilty of the same "navel gazing" that you talk about here. True, we tend to be our own worst critics, but we as Christians should remember that God's love far outstrips our imperfections. He knows that we need His grace and mercy. It's ultimately about God working through us, so none of us has any cause to boast. So, thanks for the reminder that I need to put a check on my own "whining sessions" with the Lord and simply trust in His mercy and love. I forget the Cross sometimes and think that it's about my ability to stay holy rather than His making me holy. <br /><br />Be blessed.<br /><br />EvanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-33686919434303970612010-11-20T11:51:27.952-05:002010-11-20T11:51:27.952-05:00Mary, an old, wise and very holy Benedictine pries...Mary, an old, wise and very holy Benedictine priest lectured me one day, telling me that I was focusing too much on myself and not enough on Christ. Another Benedictine priest told me to make Christ the center of my life. Like you, I fall into that old trap of me-me-me and forget that the symbol of the crucifix is the heart of the matter - that and nothing else.<br /><br />I think many people want to be holy but are not patient enough to let God act. Like you noted, He knows what He needs to do and we just have to empty ourselves and get out of His way. Thanks to original sin, that's hard to do. Just keep on truckin', though.Barb Schoenebergerhttp://www.sufferingwithjoy.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449799335048031917.post-54423922760829412542010-11-20T10:23:31.723-05:002010-11-20T10:23:31.723-05:00We all have our moments when our prayers become en...We all have our moments when our prayers become entangled with our thought processes. But then ... that's what conversation is - isn't it?<br /><br />And the Good Lord loves a conversation with us ... even though at times it may seem just one-sided and we're doing all the talking. Like any good parent, He likes to hear His children ramble on ... At least they're talking. At least they're here. Unlike all those who leave their own way and never phone nor write ... nor pray!<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.com