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simonofthecross
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Simon was a fear for man of the Roman soldiers,and he had no choice in the matter.If he would of refused most likely the soldiers would have beatened him to the point of being crippled or to death or he would of been on his way to being crucified.In that Ttime period nobody would have defied them.Today I am living a lfe that was never in my wildest dreams.One day the Lord pulled me out of the side lines and gave me a cross of another to carry.Yes I could of said no but I was fearful yes fearful because I did not want to see our Lord be hurt or be sad or cry.no.Yes I was afraid I did not know how to carry that cross yes it was and is heavy I had other things in life to do.Carrying this cross I joined in the suffering ,the pain and sorrows just as Simon did and no our Lord did not wait when it was a convenient time for me to be pulled out it was when they could not carry it by themselve.
This is what it is like for me today in the slums where He guided me.You ask what it is like.I cry at nights because he gave me a job that I feel so unworthy of doing comforting and serving Him in the poor.In the beginning I had to learn how to crawl then stand and now I am trying to take that first step…I have been threatened ,decieved, tormented,stoned,things were stolen…Today in the slums dominated by Hindu’s we celebrated Christmas.They come to draw ,we go to the hospitals,we give rations,we bury the dead together, we help each other .I have many stories today some sad, some happy,some believeable and some so unbelieveable.Today we have the ten commandments outside my little mustard seed (cell) in Bengali and the our Father inside under Jesus praying.Recently we have put up the beautitudes.a priest even came and blessed the meal and prayed with the children.I even go in to the city and once in awhile I will meet someone and they come out and share their gifts(talents) that they have recieved. I am grateful yes very grateful to the Holy Trinity,I have learned so much but yet I know nothing because I am nothing and can do nothing .I pray that I stay humble and never forget that He is in charge and his will be done not my own and that All our welcomed to recieve His Love and mercy
Never give what is Holy to the dogs and never give your pearls to the swine…I give a little at a time when the time is appropriate.this did not happen over night for me I have been living amongst them since 2004 feb 4th
This is what it is like for me today in the slums where He guided me.You ask what it is like.I cry at nights because he gave me a job that I feel so unworthy of doing comforting and serving Him in the poor.In the beginning I had to learn how to crawl then stand and now I am trying to take that first step…I have been threatened ,decieved, tormented,stoned,things were stolen…Today in the slums dominated by Hindu’s we celebrated Christmas.They come to draw ,we go to the hospitals,we give rations,we bury the dead together, we help each other .I have many stories today some sad, some happy,some believeable and some so unbelieveable.Today we have the ten commandments outside my little mustard seed (cell) in Bengali and the our Father inside under Jesus praying.Recently we have put up the beautitudes.a priest even came and blessed the meal and prayed with the children.I even go in to the city and once in awhile I will meet someone and they come out and share their gifts(talents) that they have recieved. I am grateful yes very grateful to the Holy Trinity,I have learned so much but yet I know nothing because I am nothing and can do nothing .I pray that I stay humble and never forget that He is in charge and his will be done not my own and that All our welcomed to recieve His Love and mercy
Never give what is Holy to the dogs and never give your pearls to the swine…I give a little at a time when the time is appropriate.this did not happen over night for me I have been living amongst them since 2004 feb 4th
