http://catholicexchange.com/2008/02/26/83964/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://catholicexchange.com/2008/02/26/83964/comment-page-1/#comment-30311 Guest Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:10:03 +0000 #comment-30311 I can identify so much with this article. My lent thus far has been a series of unaccomplished goals. Going to Stations every Friday?- let's see- forgot the first two weeks, was so sick the third weekend not only couldn't go to Stations, I had to stay home from Mass Sunday, and last week didn't have a car because I lent it to a child so he could go to work as his is in the shop. I'm not even inching, maybe going by millimeters- but I crawl forward, ask for forgivness, and keep going. I have seen more fruit from my last confession than from all my other plans and schemes for spiritual enrichment.  I marvel at the great work He has done in such a short time through that sacrament. The message here I think is to stop pushing so hard to move forward and just BE where we are. If we relax a little, some time in the future we will marvel at how far He has brought us, not what we accomplished with all OUR plans. I can identify so much with this article. My lent thus far has been a series of unaccomplished goals. Going to Stations every Friday?- let's see- forgot the first two weeks, was so sick the third weekend not only couldn't go to Stations, I had to stay home from Mass Sunday, and last week didn't have a car because I lent it to a child so he could go to work as his is in the shop. I'm not even inching, maybe going by millimeters- but I crawl forward, ask for forgivness, and keep going. I have seen more fruit from my last confession than from all my other plans and schemes for spiritual enrichment.  I marvel at the great work He has done in such a short time through that sacrament. The message here I think is to stop pushing so hard to move forward and just BE where we are. If we relax a little, some time in the future we will marvel at how far He has brought us, not what we accomplished with all OUR plans.

]]> http://catholicexchange.com/2008/02/26/83964/comment-page-1/#comment-30041 Guest Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:52:02 +0000 #comment-30041 Very moving Pat - Thanx - AndyP/Doria2 - Yonkers,  NY Very moving Pat – Thanx – AndyP/Doria2 – Yonkers,  NY

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