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Friday, 11 January 2008

  • Oh Job!

    When Elihu speaks to Job he tells him that Job should be looking at suffering as a discilinary measure from a loving God, not as a punitive measure from one's enemy. (Job 33:8-33)

    Finally, the Lord speaks with Job. He charges Job with darkening counsel by words without knowledge. Job is a great and faithful man, but he is put in his place when God reminds him that he is nothing compared to Himself.

    Job's final response is to humbly acknowledge God's ability to do everything, and that no purpose of His can be withheld from Him. He also confesses that he has spoken of things he did not understand, and beyond his ability to comprehend. Having now heard and seen God, Job abhors himself and repents (42:1-6).

    ....

    When God took away they very one thing that kept me grounded in my service, like Job...I prayed to die. I complained and complained days without end. I was depressed and hurt. I knew God still loved me...so my relationship continued, but my relationship with YFC was no longer. & even until recently, I continued to complain and get angry. However, in studying the Book of Job, the Holy Spirit made me understand that despite my suffering, my relationship with God was made stronger. So how can I complain about what happened when the end justifies the means (even though the ends was initially never known to man)?

    ...and although, I'd be one to judge and speak of the community in such an ill-mannered way...there are circumstances that I do not know of. and even though it was never made clear to me why I was asked to leave and I had to construct my own reasons, the truth is...if it hasn't been made explicit to me by now, I will probably never know. So I am faced with either continuing the unending road of anger and resentment or being humbled in knowing that I am in no place to say what is of God in a community that claims to be of Him. The truth is..only He knows, not me, HIM...& no one else is in the right place to say so.

Monday, 24 December 2007

  • Jesus is the Reason

    Last night as I was wrapping gifts and placing them under the Christmas tree, it dawned on me that..."Wow! It doesn't feel like Christmas at all!" Something was missing. At first I thought it was because of the lack of presents under the tree or maybe the fact that it won't be a Quinto Christmas like last year. Perhaps it was the fact that I'm the only bird left in the nest...or maybe...because my Lola won't be here this Christmas. It might have even been the fact that school assignments are still yet to be handed in and I'm still working on them through the holidays. As I went through my mind of all these possible reasons, none of them seemed to suffice. Were all these things I was thinking of...my definition of Christmas? and is that why it didn't seem like the season?

    When this dawned on my, I became alarmed...because deep down, I always knew that Jesus is the reason for the season. And the fact is, my relationship with Him had been lacking. It hadn't felt like Christmas because my definition of it was a vacation from school, family fun, and presents. Reading this, it might seem quite shocking to know that this was implicitly my definition of Christmas. However, despite my theological background and Catholic upbringing...to know it in my head...and to know it in my heart...completely different. And although, Christmas is a time to celebrate the life of Christ, technically, everyday should be Christmas, just like everyday should be Easter, because Jesus is my reason :)

Wednesday, 21 March 2007

  • i agree with st. augustine...

    it seems as if everyone fears death and is willing to avoid it at all costs, but in reality, no one cannot escape death; it's inevitable. if more people were focused on not sinning, little do they know, they could live forever. we need to start fearing death of the soul, more than death of the flesh.

Monday, 26 February 2007

  • God allows temptations to occur because...

    1. He knows we're strong enough to endure it.
    2. We need to be humbled. 
    3. Satan needs to be shown who's boss.
    4. Temptations help us to become stronger.
    5. We need to realize our great tresure. - "For the devil would not have assailed you, unless he had seen you brought to greater honor. "

    - based on Saint John Chrysostom

Monday, 19 February 2007

  • Each of us has our own demons, our own disabling soul-wounds and compulsions which seek to rob us of our freedom and to drive us in directions that do not lead to life.To fail to recognize them and to acknowledge the full extent of their power over us is to make ourselves their willing victims and their helpless pawns.

    - Catholic Exchange

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