tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post3985291789377871778..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Gawker or disciple?Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-88501238401310046872012-11-07T16:08:05.916-06:002012-11-07T16:08:05.916-06:00P.S. Re: question asked in my response: it needs n...P.S. Re: question asked in my response: it needs no answer :-). Figured you probably knew that! It was just where my mind went from your homily...and yes, I know I just left myself wide-open for some smart remark from you! Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-55525067136262292912012-11-07T12:37:04.940-06:002012-11-07T12:37:04.940-06:00I'm back :). Be gentle as I find my sea legs a...I'm back :). Be gentle as I find my sea legs again!<br /><br />I appreciate your comparison of student vs disciple; seemingly it is easier to be a good student - taking the leap to discipleship involving taking the teachings to heart and incorporating them into all we do/say/think, etc. Humility required. <br /><br />Final paragraph was great: but maybe one day a discussion regarding joy? Many I meet don't see or understand the difference between happiness and joy - for it has been my experience that as I answer these questions for myself and try to carry my cross(es), there is often sadness as an external, temporary, emotion mixed with the internal joy that is permanent and lasting. (I wonder if that confuses people.) <br /><br />And certainly I agree "loving Christ first is the first step", but again (and slightly off-topic)I see misunderstanding as we look at our finite existence, our finite understanding of love - for loving Christ first does not mean we do not love others. Christ is first, and our Love for/in/through Him enables us to love here on Earth more fully, more completely, and with such abandon! How do you explain that reality of Love to someone who only seems to see that you love Christ more than you love them, and they can only see this as an obstacle rather than an opportunity for a deeper, more fulfilling love? <br /><br />Thanks for making me think - helping me to see more deeply into the path I desire to follow.<br /> Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com