tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post1559318711023564837..comments2023-09-25T12:28:36.198-04:00Comments on Metanoia: A Voice From WithinGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03846547501253855220noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post-48600634027813726702009-06-19T08:28:19.708-04:002009-06-19T08:28:19.708-04:00For sure...I've been listening to this CD of a...For sure...I've been listening to this CD of a mission talk on Confession by Fr. Larry Richards. I got you a copy-it's fantastic. Really opens up the eyes to just how much Jesus loves us! Love you!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846547501253855220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post-52795453950419510302009-06-19T02:22:15.448-04:002009-06-19T02:22:15.448-04:00hi again gina, i just re-re-read your article and ...hi again gina, i just re-re-read your article and forgot to mention one thing about what i loved in it.....when you wrote about JESUS saying, so simply and quietly, "forgive them"....how many of us cannot even forgive being cut off on the freeway by another car, yet he was so quick to "forgive" our barbaric, torturous selves....i do pray to GOD that you are indeed correct. that GOD'S justice for all of us selfcentered, greedy, hateful people is indeed MERCY... i don't think anything less would ever cleanse us of ourselves!!!!!!! love always, janetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post-13632944655937846172009-06-19T02:12:20.511-04:002009-06-19T02:12:20.511-04:00Janet, as usual, your support and love just fills ...Janet, as usual, your support and love just fills me up. I'm very blessed to have you in my life. What you comment here makes TOTAL sense. You took this to a logical point...when we are living for the world, we can't show our true selves, because we are always so afraid of not being accepted. That's the challenge we face as Christians--not being afraid to be ourselves completely.<br /><br />Love you too, woman!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846547501253855220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post-87498543859277696812009-06-19T02:06:55.394-04:002009-06-19T02:06:55.394-04:00gina, first of all, the quote at the beginning cou...gina, first of all, the quote at the beginning could be reflected on for an entire retreat. it is that powerful, yet that simple and true also...we are all so wraped up with what we want that we never even see what we had and threw away..... we are so afraid to see what is truely behind that mirror we look in to. perhaps that is part of the reason i am so terrified of masks, mimes, etc. because they appear to be one thing on the surface, but you cannot tell what lies underneath that mask. is it wonderful or is it horrific...the only dilema is that we must be willing to trust and be brave enough to look under our masks to see what we truely look like and are......does that make any sence to you????you know i sometimes can't say properly out loud what your contimplative stories produce inside of me.....this one was definately a "shivers" one. wonderful writing today...thankyou for sharing your "underneath" mask with us each day...you are certainly one very brave soul... love always, janetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post-4139998132285884702009-06-18T10:04:01.292-04:002009-06-18T10:04:01.292-04:00Thanks for reading! Yes, I for one get way to woun...Thanks for reading! Yes, I for one get way to wound up in the pitfalls of this world.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846547501253855220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654865462543775620.post-15051069939799570762009-06-17T20:15:20.090-04:002009-06-17T20:15:20.090-04:00Thank you for the wonderful reflection. Sometimes ...Thank you for the wonderful reflection. Sometimes it really is hard to see the forest for the trees.....prayersFather Peter Creedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841036632081048443noreply@blogger.com