Never before have I wished for the promise of Communion to be more true than this morning. Watching my daughter receive this Sacrament for the first time, I realized that my faith in God on behalf of others is much stronger than my faith in God in reference to myself.
These things should not be different. Faith shouldn't be categorized. I would like to understand the meaning of this disparity. But I don't.
I've discussed my blogging life with Maggie, and that's for part 2. For now, it's time for the party.
Love to all. Even you, the lady with the fancy coat who didn't realize that it might be in the way of the folks who were going to kneel in church.
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It is becoming apparent to me that most things I do are more meaningful when they involve my daughter. I don't know why, but I feel more strongly and more passionatly about everything when it involves her. Let me know if you get that one figured out =)
p.s. congrats to your daughter!
I think, for many parents, that life in general has more meaning when they experience it with their kids.
The hope, the dreams, the joy, the sadness.
I 'started over' with God when someone explained that GOD looks at US like WE look at our kids. Kind of gives it a neat perspective.
Congratulations to your beatiful daughter, and to your entire family.
Here's hoping that Maggie wants you to continue with this outlet. We love you - and your entire family. Like family. And we would hate to see you go.
That should be 'BEAUTIFUL' daughter, by the way.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is truly a mystery, a foretaste of what is to come and yet proof of the inbreaking of the Kingdom in this world, too. Congratulations to your daughter and to your family, for choosing a life of faith for and with your children.
John Wesley (founder of Methodism) said, "preach faith until you have faith, and then because you have faith, preach faith."
I keep the following prayer in my study. It was written by Thomas Merton (20th century Catholic monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani) in "Thoughts in Solitude." He wrote, "My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
May your faith that you have faith sustain you.
Rich: Cross blog response:
Same prompts, with YOUR answers.
You're no fool; I had to read more than one set to get it myself.
You don't need a lot of faith. Just a mustard seed amount is enough.
Rock on.
I have to agree with Jen. My take on religion changed fully when my kids joined the equation. There almost seems to be little point unless you have someone to share it. For me, it's about my kids.
Now granted, I work for a church as a professional musician. But now I'm even VOLUNTEERING to work with the Youth Ministry. That means I go to church and don't get paid.
Check me out. I'm almost Mother Theresa.
NFH: That's so weird!
I'm speaking at an AA meeting called "The Mustard Seed" on Monday!
And yeah, you guys: kids change EVERYTHING.
Kids change EVERYTHING for the better. Don't you think? Never before in my life did I ever think about someone else until I had a child. Sounds selfish, but when you are twenty, you think you are invincible. I could not be the person I am today if it were not for my kid.
Here is something to think about. Perhaps your better half would be interested in joining the blog with you? I would love to read posts from Maggie. Well????
religion MIGHT be taking away the best thing that's ever happened to me, and for THAT, i'm not really happy with it.
i take it back, i doubt the "R" word is helping in this case, but my problem seems more an issue of distance, damn globe. so i rescind my slandering of religion in this case. sorry. why couldn't we live on something small like pluto or mercury?
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