tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post114991170948765453..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: The Coming of the FloodAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-57707012306977744972007-04-22T19:20:00.000-05:002007-04-22T19:20:00.000-05:00Thank you, Uncle Jim. You just reminded me of a ta...Thank you, Uncle Jim. <BR/><BR/>You just reminded me of a talk by Tim Gray from "Called to Lead" that I heard last summer. I actually bought the CD from the talk because I coulnd't be in more than one place at a time! He also brought up the rabbinical teachings. I also read a book once that my Mom has. She once worked as a nanny for a Jewish family in St. Paul and obtained an appreciation for their methods. Perhaps I grew up, then with Jewish influence, even though it was not obvious? <BR/><BR/>It is sometimes the smallest things the influence us the most. <BR/><BR/>I do think we all have stories which are very related to the hand of God. He is present in our lives, He is calling us to him, and by doing so, He is calling us to live and speak as examples of Him. <BR/><BR/>So often, we all fall short. I just wish we could always see and understand God's hand in our lives at the moment it is happening, but then again, if we could, we would never be able to penetrate the mystery of who He is.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-29767886657840798102007-04-22T18:53:00.000-05:002007-04-22T18:53:00.000-05:00Your sharing of stories is so reminiscent of the t...Your sharing of stories is so reminiscent of the traditional Rabbinical method of sharing the faith ... somewhat akin to the parables of Jesus but without all the metaphores ... " X is like..."<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many stories we all have inside somewhere that would point to the hand of G-d at work. We probably could stand some introspection and the making of a list. They'd be great to have 'on-call' for sharing when the moment strikes in which G-d places someone in our presence who needs to hear one of them so they can see Him. As I shared with some high-schoolers on a retreat, "I might be the only story about Jesus that someone ever hears."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-39844251417285361702007-04-21T21:05:00.000-05:002007-04-21T21:05:00.000-05:00From the things you've said about her, it's obviou...From the things you've said about her, it's obvious your mom is an amazing person.<BR/><BR/>Thank God for all our moms.<BR/><BR/>+W+Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-37673307892144235202007-04-21T21:02:00.000-05:002007-04-21T21:02:00.000-05:00Thanks, everyone. I'm amazed at the heroism of our...Thanks, everyone. <BR/><BR/>I'm amazed at the heroism of our parents. I just wish I had all their stories becaus I know it wasn't just my brother, I, and our friend who was involved in that flood. <BR/><BR/>I have a few very clear images of it, and I do remember the sled and the boot because I was with her at the time she found it. <BR/><BR/>I don't think that she had me with her because I seem to remember someone else taking me from the toboggan, might have been another kid, and I seem to remember seeing my Mom and brother by the tree. <BR/><BR/>She wrote this long after the fact, too, mind you, so I'm sure not all of her details are so clear, either. And I can't say for certain which version is more correct. <BR/><BR/>But I do remember the water coming into the toboggan, I remember kids running back up the hill, I remember parents yelling, but thank God my mind has preserved the full image of the water coming our way. No wonder I've had nightmares. <BR/><BR/>God bless parents. Always. Abundantly. <BR/><BR/>If my Mom is canonized as a Saint, I think she may become known as the Patroness of floods and flood victims.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-91361822613606551862007-04-21T20:03:00.000-05:002007-04-21T20:03:00.000-05:00Thank goodness your mother did what she did, flyin...Thank goodness your mother did what she did, flying like the wind like that and saving the three of you.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-89612829626209261692007-04-21T14:54:00.000-05:002007-04-21T14:54:00.000-05:00Adoro: Very moving post. It must have been a ter...Adoro: Very moving post. It must have been a terrifying moment for the kids and the parents. Of course, we are all glad you are still with us!Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-86499339452157216772007-04-21T11:13:00.000-05:002007-04-21T11:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing the story, and for your challen...Thanks for sharing the story, and for your challenge at the end of it. That is indeed food for thought!Melody Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442985285647041700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-69393779896557535452007-04-21T09:44:00.000-05:002007-04-21T09:44:00.000-05:00Wow. I am really really moved by this story, espe...Wow. I am really really moved by this story, especially by your mother's side of it. As kids this could have washed over you, not quite knowing how serious a situation it was.<BR/><BR/>WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1152255983625062922006-07-07T02:06:00.000-05:002006-07-07T02:06:00.000-05:00hello again,cheers for your above reply. apologie...hello again,<BR/>cheers for your above reply. apologies if my question caught you off-guard--perhaps i ask these things for my own sake, as well! i am catholic, too, btw, and appreciate what you have to say. i've recently gotten into reading catholic blogs, and am very much intrigued by what i've read so far. perhaps i shall be in touch again soon...<BR/>peace<BR/>anon:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1152226807575593562006-07-06T18:00:00.000-05:002006-07-06T18:00:00.000-05:00anon, Thank you for commenting. I'm not sure I fu...anon, <BR/><BR/>Thank you for commenting. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I fully understand your question/comment, but I'll try to respond. I don't know what your faith is, so please understand that my response and my position is a Catholic one. <BR/><BR/>You refer to the "fruits of forgiveness". Of course, the Lord has forgiven me long ago for the disobedience to my mother, but that's not to say that we do not suffer real consequences for our actions. Take, for example, a child who is told not to goof around in the kitchen. But that child disobeys and spils boiling water all over himself. Mom and Dad are of course angry, but immediately forgiving as they tend to their child's grevious wounds. <BR/><BR/>That child is forgiven, but that does not take away the scarring from the burns which he will carry for life. That might be an example of what we Catholics refer to as "temporal punishment". <BR/><BR/>Temporal punishment doesn't have to be lifelong, you understand, but it is a consequence that lingers beyond the actual forgiveness of the sin. God knows all about it, but as He has given us free will, he lets us life with our scars rather than erasing them. <BR/><BR/>With the scars come lessons. <BR/><BR/>I don't worry about the dreams I have for I don't think they really affect my life. Maybe it's a minor form of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and perhaps you are suffering a similar thing. Just because you have dreams doesn't mean you've sinned in any way. The fact that I have dreams doesn't mean that my disobedience wasn't forgiven, it's just my mind remembering what I consciously have forgotten. (little psychology there). <BR/><BR/>Don't be overly concerned, for what I have stated in my post was my story, and I drew a parallel to faith in order to make a point. What happened is real, and what I have stated is real, but keep in mind that not everyone would experience the same thing I have. <BR/><BR/>God bless you!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1152202946066757232006-07-06T11:22:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:22:00.000-05:00hello,thanks for sharing that. i have had nightma...hello,<BR/>thanks for sharing that. i have had nightmares since 9/11, dreams about tsumanis, etc but i don't attribute those to sins that i have committed. perhaps i am mistaken, but if your dreams never go away, isn't that taking a bit of a risk, as you wonder ceaselessly about what you are doing wrong and waiting for the fruits of forgiveness to manifest themselves? thank you againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1150042770858847722006-06-11T11:19:00.000-05:002006-06-11T11:19:00.000-05:00That was a great story and so true.Thanks.That was a great story and so true.<BR/>Thanks.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1149973342908899852006-06-10T16:02:00.000-05:002006-06-10T16:02:00.000-05:00Adoro, You told that beautifully.Thanks for shari...Adoro, You told that beautifully.<BR/>Thanks for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1149949772009178392006-06-10T09:29:00.000-05:002006-06-10T09:29:00.000-05:00Adoro: That did dredge up some memories that I hav...Adoro: That did dredge up some memories that I have never fully thought through but I do know that have had a powerful effect upon me. I'll see if I can put them down one-tenth as effectively as you told your story.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.com