Comments on: Quote for the Day http://anamchara.com/2008/05/13/quote-for-the-day-63/ a blog (et cetera) by Carl McColman Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Peter http://anamchara.com/2008/05/13/quote-for-the-day-63/#comment-7105 Peter Thu, 15 May 2008 17:42:21 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=892#comment-7105 Wonderful reality. My wife has this amazing belief that MOST of our spiritual nourishment comes when we are not consciously aware of it. She bases this on the teachings of Jesus about the final judgment, the separation of the sheep from the goats: those accepted by the judge into the place of rest said, "WHEN did we do all these great works?" They were unconscious of what they had done that had been pleasing to God. And since our spiritual nourishment, our "meat" (to quote Jesus again) is to do the will of our Father in heaven and to finish His work, it follows that we may often be doing what is pleasing to Him, and consequently being nourished ourselves, without the self-conscious ego-awareness of this that so easily leads us to conceit and self-righteousness and ultimately to the loss of the reward for our genuine works of love! My wife is very smart, and spiritually aware. I am a lucky guy! Peace, Peter Wonderful reality.

My wife has this amazing belief that MOST of our spiritual nourishment comes when we are not consciously aware of it. She bases this on the teachings of Jesus about the final judgment, the separation of the sheep from the goats: those accepted by the judge into the place of rest said, “WHEN did we do all these great works?” They were unconscious of what they had done that had been pleasing to God. And since our spiritual nourishment, our “meat” (to quote Jesus again) is to do the will of our Father in heaven and to finish His work, it follows that we may often be doing what is pleasing to Him, and consequently being nourished ourselves, without the self-conscious ego-awareness of this that so easily leads us to conceit and self-righteousness and ultimately to the loss of the reward for our genuine works of love!

My wife is very smart, and spiritually aware. I am a lucky guy!

Peace,
Peter

]]> By: Jan http://anamchara.com/2008/05/13/quote-for-the-day-63/#comment-7089 Jan Wed, 14 May 2008 13:56:35 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=892#comment-7089 So true and such a good reminder. Thank you. So true and such a good reminder. Thank you.

]]> By: Tom http://anamchara.com/2008/05/13/quote-for-the-day-63/#comment-7084 Tom Tue, 13 May 2008 17:24:42 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=892#comment-7084 Great advice, I think. I've been attracted to and Anglican prayer beads lately ... the rosary left me utterly cold when I was a boy, but not now; they seem oddly comforting. Great advice, I think. I’ve been attracted to and Anglican prayer beads lately … the rosary left me utterly cold when I was a boy, but not now; they seem oddly comforting.

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