tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post8942265380474368782..comments2023-04-27T11:31:29.906-04:00Comments on Mystics, Poets, and Fools: The Power of Prayer (Part Two)Shawna Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031043060163590745noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post-61128004871837758882008-10-17T23:49:00.000-04:002008-10-17T23:49:00.000-04:00The novena sounds like a thought-provoking meditat...The novena sounds like a thought-provoking meditation, Annie.<BR/><BR/>How indeed do we show care and respect for even the most powerless among us? Mother Theresa wrote about seeing Jesus in the eyes of those she chose to work among... the poor and the wretched.<BR/><BR/>We just keep praying...Shawna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031043060163590745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post-77067651623087468042008-10-10T14:43:00.000-04:002008-10-10T14:43:00.000-04:00Hello again Shawna. Yes, I am very familiar with ...Hello again Shawna. Yes, I am very familiar with the division you speak of. I must admit, it baffles me that people who call themselves (in my case) Catholic still publicly support abortion rights. Case in point, politicians since they are so obvious. It is so contradictory. As you say, we just keep praying. I started a novena for faithful citizenship this morning. The focus is to pray for the understanding that a lack of respect, care, and protection for the weakest and most vulnerable among us is the source of all evil. Blessings.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post-42092650529400260302008-10-10T14:18:00.000-04:002008-10-10T14:18:00.000-04:00Hi Annie,Among the Religious Society of Friends, t...Hi Annie,<BR/>Among the Religious Society of Friends, there are those who are against military service/war and who believe that abortion is a personal choice. And there are those who are against abortion and who believe that military service/war is a personal choice. And there are other combinations of brokenness and pragmatism...<BR/><BR/>I am sure that you are familiar with that sort of division within a church (lowercase "c"... not the eternal Church).<BR/><BR/>We just keep praying.....<BR/><BR/>Regarding abortion, what I have found is the most common attitude (among those who are pro-abortion) is: "Well, I wouldn't have one. But I couldn't stand in the way of someone who wants one." But if you press them a bit, you discover that they have never really thought about it, and they are just reciting memorized common knowledge... "everyone" knows that we either have legal abortions, or women will be dying of despair right and left. When we obey God, we find that neither dark path is necessary.<BR/><BR/>God bless.Shawna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031043060163590745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post-2950338214386633322008-10-09T22:36:00.000-04:002008-10-09T22:36:00.000-04:00Shalom. I'm with you. The culture of life has a ...Shalom. I'm with you. The culture of life has a minority membership now if we are to believe the popular media. I prefer to just believe and stand with the few. God bless.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post-12585701275369945762008-10-06T17:46:00.000-04:002008-10-06T17:46:00.000-04:00Thank you, John. Sometimes prayer is all we have....Thank you, John. Sometimes prayer is all we have... Always prayer is all we need. I keep the old soldier in my prayers too. He is a good man.Shawna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031043060163590745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322681769778568110.post-45019170824640767592008-10-06T08:30:00.000-04:002008-10-06T08:30:00.000-04:00A powerful meditation. Of course, I will pray with...A powerful meditation. Of course, I will pray with thee, Shawna. I will pray also that your old soldier finds the spiritual peace he seeks in our Society.John Michael Kebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584492820189031076noreply@blogger.com