tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post7635301906840908899..comments2023-07-05T08:17:21.505-04:00Comments on Getting to the Point: We (I Repeat, We!) Have to Renew the ChurchFr. Denis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-14804574025483570762013-07-18T17:41:06.409-04:002013-07-18T17:41:06.409-04:00YESSSS!! And that is why I love Madonna House!
Yes...YESSSS!! And that is why I love Madonna House!<br />Yes, yes, yes and yes!<br /><br />There is a quote by Howard Thurman that goes something like this: "don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive". <br /><br />I don't know what perspective he's coming from, but the way I see it, what makes me come alive? Jesus! Jesus has a very specific plan for me, a plan that will bring me fullness of life! The more I stray from His plan and try to make up my own, the more I die inside... But the more I draw close to Him and follow His plan, the more alive I become! And this is what the world needs, people who have come alive in Christ! This is how the Church is renewed, not by us, but by Christ Himself, in us! If we are His body, then by each of us drawing close to Him we are made whole, renewed, one. <br />Much to ponder about this...<br /><br />Father Denis, I'm glad I found this (actually months ago now, when I got back from Combermere), the only thing is I can't seem to keep up, and every post just scratches the surface... And also, I miss seeing you 'live'!!<br /><br />Oh well. God bless you!<br /><br />Nadine. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104940163767944084noreply@blogger.com