Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
Father Tim
ReplyDeletei will keep them in my prayers and ask our parish community to remember them
It is in anguish filled and terribly agonizing moments such as these that we need to be reminded of the anguish and the agony of our Lord and Master ( Teacher ) and the way He taught us to pray.
ReplyDeleteThe most important line " Thy Will Be Done " takes everything from my hands and puts it into God,s. It,s full absortion miraculously leads one from a place of total despair to one of peace and acceptance.
Larry: Thank you. I could not have said it better.
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