tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post1478017327935748424..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Trying to Put It All on the AltarPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-49176572404817295052009-05-15T14:04:00.000-04:002009-05-15T14:04:00.000-04:00What an incredible piece of writing.It touched me ...What an incredible piece of writing.It touched me to the core-so much so that i kind of wish I'd never read it.I really don't want it to be that hard for anyone,but since it is I'm assuming there's an equal grace available.If I have any blessings to give,I would wish to give them to this dear man and his people.I can still say,thank God,that I love both my hands,and I would wish the same blessingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-60237232805964553562009-05-14T21:43:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:43:00.000-04:00I love that post. Thanks for bringing it to mind a...I love that post. Thanks for bringing it to mind again.Jamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049138813340800745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-46841468678115663692009-05-14T15:12:00.000-04:002009-05-14T15:12:00.000-04:00Yes, I agree that is the ideal for which we strive...Yes, I agree that is the ideal for which we strive. I'm not sure we can get there totally, which is why I think the wording in the sacrament prayer is "willing" - not "succeeding". <br /><br />I also think the admonition to, "Judge not, that ye be not judged" applies ultimately to judging ourselves, as well. We are told to strive to do our best to repent (to change and grow), and I think the Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-21330442325524083342009-05-14T15:03:00.000-04:002009-05-14T15:03:00.000-04:00Your statement that we are trapped within our own ...Your statement that we are trapped within our own perspective stuck out to me. My initial thought was how that is so true and in many ways it is but then I thought about how when we are truly striving to put it all on the altar then we will be asking in prayer what that "all" is and God's perspective can become ours. Don't you think? <br /><br />Thanks for the thought-provoking post.Pokemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880788926930516661noreply@blogger.com