Posted by: Erineus on: January 17, 2009
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient. If a [...]
Posted by: Erineus on: January 9, 2009
Reflection on Mark 1:44 “It is hard for us today to imagine the awful condition of the leper in New Testament times. He was considered legally dead. But, worse, he was considered morally unclean. Forbidden to enter any walled city-lashed thirty-nine times if he did-he wandered, muffled to the eyes, crying ‘Unclean!’ “Under Jewish law, [...]
Posted by: Erineus on: January 6, 2009
We cannot beg someone to stay if they want to leave and be with someone else. We have to admit that love doesn’t give us the license to own a person. This is what love means… sacrifice. Deep in my heart, I’m suffering, knowing that I’ve lost you. On the outside, I’m living, pretending that [...]