tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post2084705118833557265..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: The surest way to ruin your life. . .Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-77640604816374111152013-10-13T10:22:38.399-05:002013-10-13T10:22:38.399-05:00That appositive you stuck on the last line ("...That appositive you stuck on the last line (<i>"this life right now"</i>) was a nice touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-68580741658530093542013-10-13T09:50:17.012-05:002013-10-13T09:50:17.012-05:00Thank you, Father. That first paragraph was an ap...Thank you, Father. That first paragraph was an apt description of a good many years of my life. I liked your detail of possible reasons for ingratitude in para. 3, and how you immediately boiled those down at the end of the paragraph. Right into the next paragraph, which I very much appreciated, I liked how you began with "why" and then provided the benefit we would receive - selfish creature that I am, it smooths things out to know what I get out of it ;-). And, thank you for the beautiful line: "Your humility means that you know you are a gift given for no other reason than to love and be loved." That pretty much sums it up, doesn't it? <br /><br />I think the seriousness of the fifth paragraph was well-placed and well-played. It brought me back to your opening, reminding me of how incredibly easy it truly is to fall back into that trap of ingratitude - and why I don't want to go there again. And a hearty "Amen!" to the final paragraph, again, showing the absolute beauty which exists in being thankful. Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com