13 Jul
Interlude
Living icons. We know it is possible. We’ve witnessed it. We must search our hearts to discover what is hindering us. What is holding us back?
by Mother Teresa, read by Bill Simpson on the CD entitled, “Quotations and Affirmations that Sustain, Inspire and Empower”.
Deep sigh … very special, this really says it all, doesn’t it.
July 13th, 2007 at 10:19 am“so to shine as to be a light to others”. amen.
July 14th, 2007 at 11:31 amHello, Driftwood and Lucy. I hope you are both having a good weekend so far.
I like Mother Teresa’s phrase, “the catching-force”; “the sympathetic influence of what I do - the evident fullness of the love my heart bears to You.” She was such a fine example of a “living” Icon, and she gave all the glory for the light, the shining, the radiance, back to the Creator.
July 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pmOh my, let’s hope it’s only the humidity, but I just spent an inordinate amount of time looking for the word “Comment” so I could *ahem* leave a reply.
this is beautiful, and beautifully read. And how thankful am we for this. Oh, someday, someday, not only we to be icons, but panes of glass thru which others may clearly and undoubtedly see His heart at work.
July 14th, 2007 at 5:37 pmWell now, you’d have to be speaking Swahili for us not to know who you are. Get some glasses, my good woman. And I don’t mean wine glasses.
Well, those too. A good Bordeaux goes well with humidity, I always find. In the garden, in the evening, as you fight off the mosquitoes. Les moustiques. Not to be confused with les mystiques. Those, we like.
July 14th, 2007 at 7:53 pmAye, we do.
I’m wondering today why on earth it would require great guts to place one’s self in Mary’s hands? What’s that all about?
I’d be embarassed to tell you how long it took me to begin to pray the Rosary, and I’d be even more embarassed to tell you, yes, even you who exonerate me from being useless, how often I still fail to try my best to pray.
July 16th, 2007 at 1:21 pmOops.. I meant to post that under the OLPH icon post!
Off to work, now– may God protect our residents, lol.
July 16th, 2007 at 1:23 pmI have shared this recording with some close friends, and wanted to say “thankyou” for sharing it with me (us)….what a wonderful way to share our faith, over all these miles…from friend to friend….like ripples in a pond….only THIS “pond” is world-wide. Spirit, Faith, Hope, Grace, Mercy and Love are not inhibited by something like space and time.
P.S. FYI: Headed to the corner post office b4 the end of this week.
July 18th, 2007 at 4:42 pm‘ So to shine, to be a light to others..’ That’s our mandate…but keeping it in mind is the hard part, especially when faced with the very things that would plunge us into darkness were it not for Him and his love. Thanks, Gabrielle, for the reminder. tomorrow I will try to shine all the live long day.
July 18th, 2007 at 5:15 pmI can’t select a single line - it’s all so well … so much so that I came back for another helping!
July 18th, 2007 at 6:21 pmDriftwood x
CO, I don’t know about it taking “great guts” to place oneself in Mary’s hands; maybe it hasn’t hit me yet. I do know, speaking only for myself, that I never fully realized, or possibly didn’t accept (or wish to accept?) how much Jesus desires this.
Kristin, you are a “sharer”, par excellence; I’m glad you enjoyed the little recording. And thanks for going to all that trouble for me - I know you are busy enough, so it is really appreciated!
Driftwood, enjoy! Have a third helping on me! Heck, we can have it for all six courses, with a little time for digestion in between.
(at the rate I’m posting, we may have to have it for dessert as well).
Ann, you’re always so honest, and you go right to the heart of things. No, it’s not easy, and one has to wonder, since He is really alive in us, why we have this ongoing difficulty in reflecting and revealing Him. I’m glad we have Our Lady of Perpetual Help for this perpetual struggle.
July 19th, 2007 at 6:16 pmwonderful prayer–thanks for sharing.
July 20th, 2007 at 12:13 amYou’re welcome, deacon dan. What a pleasure to have you drop in!
July 20th, 2007 at 11:10 pm