tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post9208427160714671013..comments2024-03-22T04:12:44.008+08:00Comments on Breaking the Word: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-7644959140573025052008-12-09T09:34:00.000+08:002008-12-09T09:34:00.000+08:00Welcome back, Fr Chris! You were missed. The email...Welcome back, Fr Chris! You were missed. The email that points me to each of your reflections is like my kitchen timer, ringing to remind me to do my own daily reading and reflection. You help me clean my coffee machine.<BR/><BR/>I should not need reminders because the slow slide in my inner self, the nagging feeling of slipping further from God, the taste of stale coffee, should be reminders enough. And writing these comments also helps in my reflections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-7327175394191797112008-12-07T17:56:00.000+08:002008-12-07T17:56:00.000+08:00I hate coffee... so I don't have to clean any coff...I hate coffee... so I don't have to clean any coffee machines? Okie, I like fruit juices, so I'll think of cleaning a juicer then. <BR/><BR/>Last week, a friend and I sat by a lake in Botanic Gardens as we prayed over the Second Advent Sunday readings in the booklet prepared by the SPI for the whole diocese. <BR/><BR/>The part that struck me most was this text from a Vatican II document: "The joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor and afflicted in any way, are the joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well. Nothing that is genuinely human fails to find an echo in their hearts." <BR/><BR/>At the end of the session, we ended with "I hope..." Both she and I realized that there are certain aspects of ourselves that we need to pray for and work harder on. It's a beautiful and meaningful way of preparing for each Sunday and eventually Christmas. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the next session now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com