Just because you had a bad past, does not mean you are a bad person now. I am a good priest with a bad past. There was life before priesthood, and it was chaotic. The past can stay past. A spiritual program, something that feeds your insides, your heart, will keep the past, if chaotic, in the past. We cannot change what happened, but we don’t have to wallow in shame and guilt about it. We each have today. So God must have a plan. Spiritual practice tries to make my plan aline with God’s plan. Some days are better than others. We are not saints. Well, at least I am not.
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I absolutely love this, thank you, Father Ryan. For what its worth, all of your life experiences that you share help me). ❤️
ReplyDeleteGreat thoughts for the day. You and I are of the age in which hopefully we have it together now.
ReplyDeleteWhen do you sleep?
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