tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post7216839791474352049..comments2024-03-28T18:40:51.572-04:00Comments on Tilting at Windmills: Sunday MessageCWMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-80239158471692979142013-07-08T19:32:45.171-04:002013-07-08T19:32:45.171-04:00A lot of Protestants and former Catholics like to ...A lot of Protestants and former Catholics like to bad-mouth the sacraments, especially confession. But what your priest said was very profound and very true. It is the other side of the coin that says, "forgive yourself first". As a former Catholic myself, I believe that denominations are just God's way of giving widely disparate people equal chances at understanding.<br /><br />And you are right, everything is for a reason. I know very well the reason for the dream... I had to be forced to see a problem for what it was. And I know that the computer problem afterwards was needed to put it in perspective. It would all be scary if it wasn't for knowing the loving Father that brought it all together.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-24321230804590190652013-07-08T19:20:35.465-04:002013-07-08T19:20:35.465-04:00Okay, I'll put it on your newest comment secti...Okay, I'll put it on your newest comment section.<br /><br />And the message? When you consider it needed something to pull it together that morning- and the first thing apparent on my computer was KCs foray into download hell, you see how it is not I who put things together.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-79132320660291751302013-07-08T11:44:54.443-04:002013-07-08T11:44:54.443-04:00I firmly believe that all things are planned for a...I firmly believe that all things are planned for a reason. We just don't understand them sometimes. I've alluded to many mistakes I've made in the past, and I consider them to being me stepping away from my faith. When I did start to come back, I felt almost unworthy. It wasn't until T pushed me to go to confession (I'm Catholic), and the priest told me that by recognizing my sin was forgiveness in and of itself. Forgiving myself is a whole other issue. But if these series of events had not occurred, I would not be where I am now. I still stumble, but I know now to ask for God's hand to hold me as I walk along this path.Nainhttp://viewfromdownhere-viewfromdownhere.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-87232493754123973382013-07-07T23:13:57.602-04:002013-07-07T23:13:57.602-04:00Interesting Bible study lesson, my friend. I like ...Interesting Bible study lesson, my friend. I like how you incorporate so many different influences and Bible verses.<br /><br />Say, I have some more caps I can send you, if you want 'em. Only thing is, you'd need to give me that address again, because I neglected to save it, not really thinking at that time about sending more in the future. <br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.com