There
is an old Jewish saying which goes that no matter how dark the tapestry
God weaves for us there is always a thread of grace. I pray that we may
always find the luminous thread of His grace
woven into the tapestry of our lives.
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When you think of mortification of the
flesh, what
comes to mind? Hair shirts and hard, hard fasting?
Mortification is, however, much more about what happens
between
you and Christ than what happens to your body. As with many
things spiritual, let us not confuse the means with the ends.
How often we confuse the difference between
punishment and consequences. True, consequences, like
punishment,
can be unpleasant. The "why" of how we experience either of
the
two makes all the difference.
I am privileged to be part of the program Mary's Touch.
I have found that the gift of the Blessed Mother is as much
in
the sharing of the stories about Her as it is in Her sharing of Her Son
with the world.
Unfortunately, for most teenagers the
language
used to explain Christ's love leaves them a little
flat. How might we discuss this concept in a way that might
connect with them? Here, today, I'll try.