We all make mistakes. The hope is that we learn from them and don’t continue to make the same mistakes. That does not mean a mistake free life from then on. The hope is that the mistakes we will make in the future will be new ones. Someone in recovery or who joins a church does not become mistake free by the practice. A recovering drunk may no longer drink one day at a time, but that does not make them perfect. May the power of new mistakes be minimal enough so that they can be useful in service to others with love and compassion. No one going to church is a saint. Well, maybe the priest is. Or am I delusional? See, I am not yet perfect.
The homilies and musings of a Paulist Priest.
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From Stephanie Logan of Centennial, CO
I sincerely hope your mission thrives. The Church these days seems overly intent on preaching politics and battering its members with ultimatums and threats instead of focusing on the messages of love, forgiveness and daily sacrifice that convert followers from the inside out and are therefore more effective in the long run!
I sincerely hope your mission thrives. The Church these days seems overly intent on preaching politics and battering its members with ultimatums and threats instead of focusing on the messages of love, forgiveness and daily sacrifice that convert followers from the inside out and are therefore more effective in the long run!
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Loved this and thanks for the early morning smile! ❤️"We are not a glum lot!" ;)
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