When something happens to me, such as accident, illness, a change in living situation, and I complain, “why Me!? It is a bit egocentric, as if I am so special that nothing untoward should ever happen to me. Why am I so special and someone else who has a bad turn is just, well, ordinary? Or it was their own fault, whatever happened. Why not me? I am part of the human herd that can stumble, fall, break some part of my body, be wounded, get sick and have surgery. Self-pity, whining, complaining and resentment seem to follow the sense of my specialness. Things do fall apart if for no other reason than we are aging. I try to be grateful that I have today.
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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