Comments on: Thursday 4/27/2017 The Peace in Speaking Your Piece

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:46:09 +0000

Laura, you are in my heard. May the almighty God be with you always, give you strength in this trial and heal you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen! Mary thank you for this beautiful reflection. May God bless you and guide you always.

By: Laura Rellihan

Laura Rellihan — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 15:04:27 +0000

Mary, I just read all of these beautiful comments and prayers! Thank you for being a women of God and sharing His message. These reflections have been a part of my morning for over a year now. I often read them in adoration. God bless you all and continued prayers for you all!! God is good!

By: Mary Ortwein

Mary Ortwein — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:19:43 +0000

Laura R,

Your honest expression of faith and need have sparked prayers for you from many places, so know you are surrounded by prayers, including mine. May God wrap you in his mantle and walk with you. Thanks to all who have responded to Laura–and to the reflection. I very much like that ending, “Finally, we pray for one another: for those who have asked for our prayers and for those who need them the most.” I think I will add something similar regularly to the reflection. It is a marvelous thing to be part of a Catholic community that spans continents. Blessings,
Mary

By: Matthew Able

Matthew Able — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:32:41 +0000

While Jesus Christ walked on this earth God the Father was in him reconciling the world to himself and in His public ministry Jesus did not live his own life he lived the life that the Father had him live. These facts are riddled through Holy Scripture so as far as Old Testament style Wrath of God type of things are concerned the context and meaning of these things have to be viewed through the cross. Sorry, had to re-add comment as It was difficult for me to gain this understanding. Hope it helps.

By: Matthew Able

Matthew Able — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:17:30 +0000

I think sometimes God may shake us out of our version of peace in order to place us in His version of peace. Another version of humility is simply recognizing the truth and he may work with our personal views on these things to form right gifts meant to be received. Trust me He is with you every step of the Way.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:24:50 +0000

Mary thank you it made me proud to be catholic. And I pray that God will inspire us as catholics to appreciate God and serve Him the right way in Jesus.Name.Amen

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:46:36 +0000

Mark, in verse 36 it reads: Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him. I had to go back and reread the verse in which you speak of. After doing so I still see a merciful God. The key word for me in the second half of this verse is “remains”; until those who do not believe in Jesus, come to believe in Him, they remain as we all did before He came to save us. Which, to me, means death without the possibility of heaven – just as it was after the fall of man. To me, this is the wrath of which he speaks.

I am not saying either one of us is right or wrong… but wanted to share my perspective with you. God be with all of you…

Dawn

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:54:05 +0000

Hey Mary,

A couple of thoughts.

First, in today’s Gospel reading it may not be John the Baptist who is speaking. The footnote concerning this matter gives a couple examples of who it could be besides John the Baptist.

Second, the verse 36 in the same reading seems to get overlooked by just about everybody. One doesn’t have to read much of the Old Testament to get a feel for what the wrath of God is about. This is a warning, a reality check. We tend to think that God is all merciful, but this verse says otherwise.

Mark