tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193922242143549291.post8416623307200579160..comments2023-04-10T04:40:41.538-07:00Comments on Eghersis: Do Not Be AfraidLisa Gonzales-Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01400304702010165231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193922242143549291.post-3713182612517715592009-12-04T20:11:47.129-08:002009-12-04T20:11:47.129-08:00Thanks for the Merton quote. Afraid of the strengt...Thanks for the Merton quote. Afraid of the strength of God in me--that resonates. If I think of myself as weak, then I don't have to act. But therein lies the guilt. Ugh!Lisa Gonzales-Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400304702010165231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193922242143549291.post-20678288629983085862009-12-04T15:58:39.711-08:002009-12-04T15:58:39.711-08:00I love this quote from Thomas Merton:
"Perha...I love this quote from Thomas Merton: <br />"Perhaps I am stronger than I think. Perhaps I am even afraid of my strength, and turn it against myself, making myself weak. Making myself secure. Making myself guilty.<br /><br />Perhaps I am most afraid of the strength of God in me. Perhaps I would rather be guilty and weak in myself, than strong in Him whom I cannot understand."<br /><br />When I see the strength and courage Mary had I wither, "Could I have don that?"<br /><br />The answer is no, and neither could Mary without the living Christ truly within her.Larry Chttp://matthew1626.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com