tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12672109.post112035976700293175..comments2023-05-26T07:27:01.560-07:00Comments on Inexpugnable: SOS To Mission Controlvoixd'angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999151450694973251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12672109.post-1120479785577303512005-07-04T05:23:00.000-07:002005-07-04T05:23:00.000-07:00I think honesty is always a virture. I have found ...I think honesty is always a virture. I have found that for me, brutal honesty is the only way to pray.I say exactly what I'm feeling...Why not? He already knows anyway...<BR/><BR/>But honestly, I see people all around me who have so much more than I, who won't help and I always wonder why...<BR/>Sometimes I think it just requires too much risk or too much dying. You just might have something happen such as a child left on your doorstep the day before Thanksgiving... what to tell your family? I try not to be judgemental... But you know, if we aren't willing to extend our own physical presence, we can do other things, such as eat out a little less and write a check to a worthy charity, or keep ourselves informed about political decisions that effect the poor and call our congress person. Volunteer at a food pantry...there is a lot that can be done.voixd'angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999151450694973251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12672109.post-1120449869540273482005-07-03T21:04:00.000-07:002005-07-03T21:04:00.000-07:00You are spot on Angevoix. Everyone can and should...You are spot on Angevoix. Everyone can and should do something (if only, right?!), but we can’t do everything. From your description you share the load of many. You are a genuine soul and gift Angevoix. A Celtic blessing for you: “May the breath of Christ continue to breathe in thee.” By contrast, I can only hope my very small efforts on this front contribute to the "ripple effect" you spoke of in your post. We are not all called to be Mother Teresa or Albert Schweitzer, but we are all indeed called to work for His Kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. We are earthbound for now. <BR/><BR/>Of course, given my innate caution, curiosity, even angst (or skepticism as you call it, ha!), I still wonder why Mission Control hasn't sent more help or worked out a better contingency plan. Alas, the real answer to that question is He has. He has sent me and I have failed. I still question though. I hope honesty is a virtue where questions of God are concerned and not deemed a vice. We should not replace honesty and candor with glib phrases like, "you just have to have faith" and/or "it's a mystery." While in some sense I believe both of these phrases are accurate and thus have value as partial answers, we mustn’t replace honest questions with pat answers only or resign ourselves to their logic (a status quo mentality breeding inaction or resignation), lest we miss a Divine clue waiting to be discovered. I don’t know. I’m just thinking out loud here Angevoix and saying it as I really see it. I could be way off base though.Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12672109.post-1120432548115090122005-07-03T16:15:00.000-07:002005-07-03T16:15:00.000-07:00May God bless you and your family with peace of mi...May God bless you and your family with peace of mind and strength as you go about loving the least of these.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.com