tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post3696469499269861138..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: A people eager to do what is goodFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-44575522682082439172013-01-13T17:59:51.164-06:002013-01-13T17:59:51.164-06:00Wow. First "flawless" one of these ever...Wow. First "flawless" one of these ever received! :-)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-29869652199537475962013-01-13T05:16:57.226-06:002013-01-13T05:16:57.226-06:00Flawless...
10 out of 10 rating.Flawless...<br /><br />10 out of 10 rating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-56167477415305650782013-01-12T21:31:32.483-06:002013-01-12T21:31:32.483-06:00Wanna be my P.R. Guy? :-) Actually, I'm surp...Wanna be my P.R. Guy? :-) Actually, I'm surprised this turned out at all. I was wide awake at 2.50am. Rolled out of bed at 3.15am. And had nothing to say/write by 12.25pm. It came slowly. I always try to write for the ear. . .the better it turns out, the more exhausted I am. I loosen up and let the Spirit do the hard part. The ending could be better. Preaching this one was no fun b/c I was so tired. Going to bed early tonight. . .got the 8.30 and 12.15 tomorrow!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for the comments.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-74760136034551297232013-01-12T16:17:46.205-06:002013-01-12T16:17:46.205-06:00You've really got to stop doing this to me :-)...You've really got to stop doing this to me :-). Making my tear ducts work over-time!<br /><br />I really appreciate the artistry here; the way the words and phrases are put together. Though some days this can be somewhat distracting, for me: I feel the rising and falling, the crescendoes building, the pauses, the softenings, the tempo changes...so on a first read-through I "feel", and can get caught up in, an emotional (maybe "musical" is a better word) subtext - which may or may not be intentional. Your writing gives excellent directions to someone who is trained in public reading/speaking/drama. Don't get me wrong, the content is certainly there, too, which I am compelled to go back and find and immerse myself in, but there is that nagging pull to stay with the language (the feeling from it) and ignore what is actually said. I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing, just something I noticed a little more than usual today.<br /><br />But for me, today, this packaging really worked - the beauty of the words combined with the urgency of the message. It made it easier for me to allow the message to move from my head into my heart and then back again. It encouraged me to move, to do, and at the same time to hold that beauty inside which makes being at peace while moving and doing, that much easier. <br /><br />Just what I needed, right here and right now. Thank you.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com