tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post1652567000316259049..comments2024-02-09T02:48:13.776-06:00Comments on Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse: Mt 14:22-33 Happines is...Fr. Alfonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-69698639290263317352014-08-17T00:21:21.625-05:002014-08-17T00:21:21.625-05:00Great post, Father Alfonse! Great post, Father Alfonse! Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118288625351962688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-53261197340146218642014-08-12T23:50:55.029-05:002014-08-12T23:50:55.029-05:00"Parenting is about risks"
Amen to that..."Parenting is about risks"<br /><br />Amen to that. The older I get I don't even think of things as risks because I know God is there to catch me, my children, my spouse as long as we are moving toward Him. Christ is the answer to all life's questions.<br /><br />The thing I really liked that Father said was that we have to get off our duff and go to Him rather than asking Him to come to us. I, like Father, spent a lot of time asking Him to come to me. What a waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-24225573635485102552014-08-11T19:53:37.726-05:002014-08-11T19:53:37.726-05:00How did I ever expect to grow in holiness and sanc...How did I ever expect to grow in holiness and sanctity if all the work, all the risks and all the burdens rested upon Him and not on me?<br /><br />I am impressed! I have heard this from only one other religious person who I highly respect!<br /><br />Life is about risks! God is about risks! Parenting is about risks! How can it be any other way? Didn’t Jesus risk His life? (And it actually seemed that He lost.) Aren't we asked to give / risk our lives for others? Even though it is God who gives me the grace, the faith and the strength to risk, I have to take that step to prove to God (and more so to myself) that “this is how bad I want to be a saint”! I will do this for Him! If I am placed in this circumstance, I know God has a hand in it, and I must follow through to see what He brings of it. <br /><br />Can you imagine a world that doesn’t take risks? Not moral risks, but everyday life risks that will in a way ‘force’ me to have courage….so that I will be able to use that courage in other areas of my life, so as to risk / give away other areas of my own life that I am holding onto too tightly. I trust God will continue to give me greater tasks if I can have the courage to risk the small ones.<br /><br />Elizabeth Kubler-Ross who spent so much time with those who were dying said that the one thing that was true for those patients who had a difficult time in “letting go” was that they had some sort of regret – big or small - that they had to work through before they allowed themselves to pass. The regret wasn’t so much what they did; it was what they didn’t do.<br /><br />“The greatest power is love. The greatest gift is sacrifice. The greatest sorrow is regret.” Don’t know who said it, but it seems to be true.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-73686345934254569292014-08-11T08:25:06.836-05:002014-08-11T08:25:06.836-05:00Wow, thanks for that. What about married people? W...Wow, thanks for that. What about married people? What kind of changes and surprises can we expect?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764387644245633883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-83859842888205389182014-08-10T21:21:03.351-05:002014-08-10T21:21:03.351-05:00"Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, ..."Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Mt 11:28). <br /><br />Simple things like spending time in Adoration, going to Confession, attending Daily Mass, praying the Rosary or the Divine Mercy Chaplet can completely change a life and turn things upside down. These small things allow us to fall in love with Jesus Christ! He is amazing and is there waiting for us in the Blessed Sacrament everyday. The more time we spend with Him, the more we want to spend. He loves us so very much, we simply have to go to Him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com