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CheerfulTabby22
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-Said by one of the priests at my local church.
And golly if that isn’t one of the wisest things that’s ever been said, to me.
And it surprised me, that those simple words caused a little lump in my throat.
I’d been beating myself up a lot, inside, because I’d caught cold (Err, well, laryngitis would be more accurate I reckon!
) I’d lost what little voice I had and could only speak in a fragile ‘lil whisper, for a couple weeks!
I shouldn’t have gone to work. But thoughts of saving for college gave me strength! (And I feel a little selfish, looking back, I coulda made someone ELSE sick! Argh!)
I grew feverish, but darned if I was gonna give in! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: cheers, weakly
One morning, after being angry with myself for finally calling in at work (My boss was like “About TIME, Tabs! I thought ya were gonna keel over the other day!”) I took a trip to my Church.
It was empty. Silent. I’d snuck in, lovingly looking around at all the beauty, hoping to feel a little better and- um- try to pray through my constant sniffling and coughing (Um, I should have prolly just went to bed, truthfully!)
After praying, I left the church, and on my way down the path outside-
I saw one of the priests!
Well, to my fascinated, cheerful, amazed-by-all-things- Catholic self, this was like running into a purple buffalo! I mean, sure, I’ve talked with em’ before, but still!
I was a little shy, still, and I could barely speak to him, being ill. I was blushing furiously, red with fever and shame at the fact I was coughing a little.
“Oh, F-Father! wheeze I’m s-sorry! I sound terrible!”
He straightened his spectacles, and gave me just the gentlest smile, “It’s hard being human, Isn’t It, kiddo?”
I’m pretty sure that was his way of reminding me that, yes, I’m HUMAN, and it’s okay…for me to be human. To have an off day! Sometimes, I- I forget that.
-He may have also been reminding me, sorta, that he’s human too, and to not be so anxious about what he thinks!
Just a neat little anecdote! And a reminder, I think, that it’s okay to be human! To recognize that- well- we’re flawed.
But that’s why God is there
To assist us with our flaws~
And golly if that isn’t one of the wisest things that’s ever been said, to me.
And it surprised me, that those simple words caused a little lump in my throat.
I’d been beating myself up a lot, inside, because I’d caught cold (Err, well, laryngitis would be more accurate I reckon!
) I’d lost what little voice I had and could only speak in a fragile ‘lil whisper, for a couple weeks!I shouldn’t have gone to work. But thoughts of saving for college gave me strength! (And I feel a little selfish, looking back, I coulda made someone ELSE sick! Argh!)
I grew feverish, but darned if I was gonna give in! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: cheers, weakly
One morning, after being angry with myself for finally calling in at work (My boss was like “About TIME, Tabs! I thought ya were gonna keel over the other day!”) I took a trip to my Church.
It was empty. Silent. I’d snuck in, lovingly looking around at all the beauty, hoping to feel a little better and- um- try to pray through my constant sniffling and coughing (Um, I should have prolly just went to bed, truthfully!)
After praying, I left the church, and on my way down the path outside-
I saw one of the priests!
Well, to my fascinated, cheerful, amazed-by-all-things- Catholic self, this was like running into a purple buffalo!
I mean, sure, I’ve talked with em’ before, but still!I was a little shy, still, and I could barely speak to him, being ill. I was blushing furiously, red with fever and shame at the fact I was coughing a little.
“Oh, F-Father! wheeze I’m s-sorry! I sound terrible!”
He straightened his spectacles, and gave me just the gentlest smile, “It’s hard being human, Isn’t It, kiddo?”
I’m pretty sure that was his way of reminding me that, yes, I’m HUMAN, and it’s okay…for me to be human. To have an off day!
Sometimes, I- I forget that.-He may have also been reminding me, sorta, that he’s human too, and to not be so anxious about what he thinks!
Just a neat little anecdote!
And a reminder, I think, that it’s okay to be human! To recognize that- well- we’re flawed.But that’s why God is there
To assist us with our flaws~
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:heart:hope you feel better soon, dear