tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post1537460026810395840..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Before & After the bath of rebirthFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-59382366226361203942012-11-14T18:23:00.426-06:002012-11-14T18:23:00.426-06:00Ok, I enjoy when you preach this way but this &quo...Ok, I enjoy when you preach this way but this "feels" choppy as a written piece - there are some small things missing in a few places, which I cannot put my finger on in a single read-through.<br /><br />I appreciated much in the final paragraph though: reminding us that God has no need of our praise, yet through the exercise of thanking and praising Him we grow in wisdom and humility...and I found myself comparing this final paragraph to the homily you gave last week "Wincing at easy Mercy": this leper, least loved, and the despairing despicable sinner from last week both can more easily turn back to Jesus to thank Him because they know the depths of being without - they know the "lack-of" in a very personal way - and perhaps because of that are able to accept Right Now the reality of a present, Living God, knowing and believing from their own experiences that there is "nothing more that we should want."<br /><br />As always, thank you.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com