Category: Reflections (page 25)

“Never judge anyone, condemn anyone, blame anyone, or value anyone based on things they do not choose.”

From the desert where he was tempted to the Garden of Gethsemane, where he spent his last night in prayer before his death, Jesus prayed.

Woman unbroken and undeterred! Woman who stood up from the foot of His cross and went on.

We somehow think our lack of forgiveness is a punishment for the other person. In reality, it is a burden we heap on ourselves.

We need to always be attentive to where the light is shining.

Being humble enough to let God complete me is being perfect. An attitude of complete surrender to the Father of who we are – the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, chips and cracks is perfection at its finest. It makes us one with God.

We cannot legislate peace. No law will force it, demand it, or ensure it. Peace comes from a place far different than the rules of society.

Our Eucharistic Liturgy is not “just another ritual.” It is God embracing the world in the most intimate and personal way possible, by becoming one with us.

Saint Anthony can be an inspiration for all those who find themselves with their lives turned upside down. When life takes us in new and unexpected directions, Saint Anthony can be a guide of one who traveled that road before us.