Comments on: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 – An Emotional Reminder https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12434 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:48:39 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12434 MR and Jo. Your prayers have reached me. Thank you. God bless.

]]> By: Jo https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12432 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:37:29 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12432 I live in a prayer filled community and I suppose I take it for granted. Consider this another prayer for you.

]]> By: MR https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12429 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:24:33 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12429 Dear Anonymous,
You are being prayed for this minute. Wherever you are the prayer will find you.

Thank you, Steven, for a joy filled reflection.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12428 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:42:53 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12428 Just as I was thinking about my personal struggle, I read Sandi’s comment, above. This website has been helping me to understand so much more. As well, I have now obtained 2 books recommended by Steven Marsh some time ago: I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist and Don’t Know Much About the Bible. Although I have experienced hardships in life, I have been blessed in so many ways—getting through the hardships, with God’s help, has been a blessing, too, of course—yet something is missing. It sounds “silly”? to ask for someone to pray for me in my ongoing struggle, but I want more than anything to lead my children on the right path in life and I think they are becoming more close-minded. Unfortunately, I live in an isolated area where I cannot be part of a faith community and get support. Thank you to anyone who has sent a thought and a prayer my way today.

]]> By: Sandi https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12427 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:17:40 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12427 Thank you, Steve. The first commandment is one I struggle with—how to love my God with all my heart and soul when I don’t really know Him. I prayed on this, and on Good Friday a year and half ago, God answered my prayer by leading me to this website. Your reflections and those of the other writers has helped me tremendously in getting to know our Lord by better understanding His word. I appreciate the links to other sources mentioned by the writers and the community in their comments. May God’s peace be with you all.

]]> By: Jennifer https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12426 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:59:37 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12426 Wow! Great message

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12425 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:27:11 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12425 Thanks Steven. You are so right on about the miracles of our God given lives. So many things to celebrate. Let’s go buy that field. Amazing!!!

]]> By: Terry https://www.acatholic.org/8-1-18-an-emotional-reminder/#comment-12424 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:21:47 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64368#comment-12424 We’ll done Steve… well thought out… well communicated…. well felt! Sometimes I feel that we spend too much time worshiping our religion and too little time worshiping our triune God. One is a set of rules and a big to-do list and the other is a set of feelings. Loving God with all our heart, all our mind and all our soul and loving our neighbor as ourselves involves really experiencing the feeling of love… all else falls into place because of that love. It feels good just thinking about these things. Thanks for the reminder!

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