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Hereiam
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Do what you feel is right, but be careful not to judge the piety of others based on your own standards and expectations, because you may not know their intentions, and your own intentions might be just a tad self righteous.
I think the Lord says it all, as captured in Luke 11:37-41
While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
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I think the Lord says it all, as captured in Luke 11:37-41
While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
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Tis_Bearself
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I think of Jesus as having been a generally nice and kind friend to me, nicer than I deserve, just like he was nice to ordinary people in the Bible who were just trying to get through life and not show off how holy they supposedly were.
I don’t like show-offs of any type.
I don’t want to be one.
I want to be Jesus’ friend.
I ask him and Mary to help me with that, constantly.
At the same time I don’t think Jesus or Father God expects me to go crawling towards the altar prostrate and sobbing. That would just be showing off of a different sort.
They and Mary already know just how often in my life I’ve felt like a piece of crap and a failure (many times and still often do).
Being able to set those things aside and feel loved by God has sometimes been a challenge for me.
A loving Father doesn’t beat up on his kids, he helps them see the light, firmly but lovingly.
And he tells them they are good kids while reminding them when needed that they can and should maybe do better at this and that.
Since early 2016 I go to Confession about twice a month. Sometimes only once a month if I’m busy.
I’m not sure what the point of posting this article was. To make people feel bad because they want to feel friendly with Jesus or feel like Jesus loves them and maybe they are not so horrible or useless? The article seems to assume everybody out there is sinning all day long and saying, “eh, Jesus doesn’t mind if I do.” There may be folks in the world who think that way. But does anyone who reads this forum actually do that? I am more likely to see here posts about people worrying in great detail about their sins, some of which might not even be sinful.
I don’t like show-offs of any type.
I don’t want to be one.
I want to be Jesus’ friend.
I ask him and Mary to help me with that, constantly.
At the same time I don’t think Jesus or Father God expects me to go crawling towards the altar prostrate and sobbing. That would just be showing off of a different sort.
They and Mary already know just how often in my life I’ve felt like a piece of crap and a failure (many times and still often do).
Being able to set those things aside and feel loved by God has sometimes been a challenge for me.
A loving Father doesn’t beat up on his kids, he helps them see the light, firmly but lovingly.
And he tells them they are good kids while reminding them when needed that they can and should maybe do better at this and that.
Since early 2016 I go to Confession about twice a month. Sometimes only once a month if I’m busy.
I’m not sure what the point of posting this article was. To make people feel bad because they want to feel friendly with Jesus or feel like Jesus loves them and maybe they are not so horrible or useless? The article seems to assume everybody out there is sinning all day long and saying, “eh, Jesus doesn’t mind if I do.” There may be folks in the world who think that way. But does anyone who reads this forum actually do that? I am more likely to see here posts about people worrying in great detail about their sins, some of which might not even be sinful.
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pianistclare
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There are those who nearly worship Fr Z.
Tis_Bearself
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It’s unfortunate that the ones who would most benefit from a dose of Fr. Z or similar are probably the least likely to read his writings. However, I will think positive and figure that if the post reaches even one person who needed to hear that message, it will be worth it.
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