Comments on: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – Belong to God

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:14:08 +0000

I feel most encouraged and uplifted, thanks.

By: Anonymoose

Anonymoose — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:43:59 +0000

Thank you, Bob. I wonder if Tony would still have been as close to God if he did have the full attention or acceptance of his siblings/parents. His deficit worked in his favor, I think. {I have eight siblings.}
I have to remind myself daily, usually more frequently, that the struggles I’m enduring are shaping me and preparing me for heaven. It’s difficult to remember that as I’m cleaning up after the flood and vandals.
Adore Jesus!!!

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:59:33 +0000

Beautiful reflection

By: A

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:43:09 +0000

Did anybody else notice what was happening at the beginning of Tony’s story?

He was living in a family with so many kids that he felt like an outsider in his own family. He cast himself out if his family in order to find someone to pay attention to him and give him the psychological support that he needed. By “psychological support” I mean regular interaction with family members that makes one feel valued. He didn’t have that.

Let’s consider the reality that some people cannot keep on having children, even though the Church tells them to do so. We all know about how families may not have the financial resources to bring up all their children, but let’s consider the fact that they may have neither the psychological resources (parents are rightfully exhausted dealing with too many kids) nor the time to bring up all their children.

I am a strong proponent of birth control (yes, real birth control, none of this “natural family planning” masquerading as birth control) just for such reasons. We use birth control, because we don’t want more children. We want to be there for the ones we have, and we are at capacity with our psychological, time, and yes, financial resources. I don’t want any child to feel neglected by his family, like Tony did. I know many Catholics who use birth control for the same reasons.

By: Dyrinaj

Dyrinaj — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:14:23 +0000

Thank you Bob, i love reading your reflection. It give me courage.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:31:51 +0000

Hey Bob,

Excellent reflection. It reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses from Isaiah 43:1, “I have called you by name: you are mine.”

Mark

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:17:13 +0000

Tony had it right. He knew where to go and he found what he was looking for. So many of us long to belong to something that our world cannot give us. He is there…waiting, listening and caring. Brilliant message Bob.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 23:19:37 +0000

Thank you for sharing this lovely story.