Comments on: Thursday 12/7/2017 Advent: Time to Hear and See and Do https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Fri, 08 Dec 2017 07:52:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Carol https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9449 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 07:52:36 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9449 Thank you for this special Advent reflection.

]]> By: Wendy Gruber https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9446 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:26:43 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9446 Thank you, Mary. Your reflection is beautiful. It is so very true how pulled we are in so many directions. This is a great reminder to think about the basic and most important thing’s.
Have a beautiful and blessed day!
Wendy Gruber

]]> By: Stacey https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9445 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:50:13 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9445 Thank you so much

]]> By: Mary https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9444 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:30:45 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9444 I often heard “the road to hell is paved with good intentions “. To me it means we have listened and heard God call us to take action. We say yes to God and formulate a plan in our mind but earthly distractions come along and we never follow through. Our yes becomes a no because we justify in some way our own wants or our fears. I know this happens often in my life. Following God is not easy and many times we are called to step outside our comfort zone. I pray God will give me eyes to see, ears to hear and strength of faith to answer His call.

]]> By: Lisa https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9443 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:23:44 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9443 Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insights in this reflection. Truly listening can be very hard – it takes a conscious effort to not get distracted and add your own “lense” to what the person speaking is actually trying to convey. God bless you this Advent in all the good works you do!

]]> By: Laura https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9442 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:17:45 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9442 Thank you, Mary. He guards us from our foes. He is our Redeemer. I find repeating certain phrases in my mind when I’m feeling less than worthy of God’s love is effective to ‘snap me out of it’ when I’m chasing after too many things during this preparation time. It’s hard to know what He wants from me when I have my own plans of what I want for the day. Thank you for your insight.

]]> By: Alice https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9441 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:43:55 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9441 Thanks to you Mary for your beautiful reflection. About distractions of noise that do not allow us to hear God’s message is very real and we should try to listen harder for us to get the true meaning of the word. This will enable us to do the right thing and please our God. About going to hell is paved with good intentions sounds strange to me and so wish somebody should do some explaining. Please Loloy do so.

God bless you Mary and your family

]]> By: tessie mallari https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-1272017-advent-time-to-hear-and-see-and-do/#comment-9440 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:48:41 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=62030#comment-9440 Dear Mary,
Please kindly explain further the meaning of “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
Thank you,

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