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I was inspired by the homily last night to pray for this intention. The priest mentioned in his homily about how the Filipino word for resentment (ngitngit) does not only mean resentment but also has the sense of envy (inggit). He then said that perhaps when we resent people for their evil, we are angry with them and we are afraid of them, but we are also envious because they manage to be so powerful yet cruel. He then mentioned the story about a firefly flying into a darkened room and staying there until the morning, a small light in the midst of overpowering darkness. He then concluded his homily by praying that we may allow the Lord to be that firefly in our lives, and that He liberate us from the darkness within us. I would want that prayer to be ours as well.
I also pray that we may be healed from all our resentment and ill-will that burdens us. This way of putting it speaks to me, as I have been resentful for some time and still get resentful at times at those people who pushed me too far and left me broken and sick. I thank the Lord for keeping me going, but then healing is never an overnight process. Thus, I pray for myself and for others with the same experience.
All you holy men and women, pray for us!
I also pray that we may be healed from all our resentment and ill-will that burdens us. This way of putting it speaks to me, as I have been resentful for some time and still get resentful at times at those people who pushed me too far and left me broken and sick. I thank the Lord for keeping me going, but then healing is never an overnight process. Thus, I pray for myself and for others with the same experience.
All you holy men and women, pray for us!
