tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post4301659416179502198..comments2024-03-18T15:28:13.866-04:00Comments on A Concord Pastor Comments: Faith: conviction about things we do not see...Concord Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-33247972454744858382010-08-08T08:27:53.989-04:002010-08-08T08:27:53.989-04:00When Mother Theresa asked what the man wanted her ...When Mother Theresa asked what the man wanted her to pray for, I automatically filled in my own answer and then her response was to me and the desire of my heart. Of course her 'No' was a surprise but her explanation 'to let go of what we cling to and to Trust' was amazing. I would suggest folks fill in their own response to Mother Teresa and see how her answer is still perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-45166023485865598482010-08-07T17:02:01.132-04:002010-08-07T17:02:01.132-04:00I had to laugh at the simple direct response of Mo...I had to laugh at the simple direct response of Mother Teresa saying NO. The story gives a whole new meaning to what I have heard are the three answers to prayer; yes NO and wait.<br />Maybe I will be a little less resentful when I sense that the answer is NO and picture a diminutive wise woman laughing in faith!janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-37941397368678439222010-08-07T12:27:30.360-04:002010-08-07T12:27:30.360-04:00Great post. Love the story about Mother Theresa. I...Great post. Love the story about Mother Theresa. I have found much comfort in leaving everything up to God once I was able to let go of needs I did not have, clarity being one of them and others being the ability to direct my own life, planning (in working extensively with Muslims in the Middle East I learned to put aside planning since many would not do it because they felt it was taking decision-making out of the hands of Allah), understanding the why of everything or even the how and what in some cases, predictability, and even (perhaps especially) logic. All those "needs" were making life complicated and difficult. Without them, I have what the psychologists call the constituted other (in my case, God), on whom I can rely fully for direction and care-taking. So what else do we really "need"?Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-44773792281563110932010-08-07T10:36:30.659-04:002010-08-07T10:36:30.659-04:00I'd say your comment is closer to spot on than...I'd say your comment is closer to spot on than being tangential!Concord Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-43960631335210606182010-08-07T03:08:44.034-04:002010-08-07T03:08:44.034-04:00This is on a bit of a tangent- but it has to do wi...This is on a bit of a tangent- but it has to do with people, seen and unseen. I recently had to go to the hospital with a badly broken arm, and I was thankful for the skilled and kind care I received. But later I had cause to realise that I only met a few of those involved in my care: there were others in the 'background' like the radiologist who reported on the x-rays, who I never met. I was fortunate that a whole team, seen and unseen, involved in my care.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.com