Sunday Gospel Reflections Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time–Year B February 19‚ 2012 Read Sunday’s gospel‚ Mark 2:1-12. Gospel Summary Great faith and forgiveness are at the center of today’s gospel reading. A paralyzed man had four friends of deep faith. So great was their faith in Jesus that they lowered their friend on his mat from the roof of the house where Jesus was. In ancient times‚ people believed that diseases and deformities were caused by either the sins of the person or his/her
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It’s all Dimmesdale’s fault In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ many of the characters are looked upon as sinners. Sinners are people who go against the bible‚ God’s word. In actuality every character is a sinner someway and somehow. After reading the book‚ there is one character that sticks out to be the biggest sinner of all. That is Dimmesdale. Although all characters are sinners‚ Dimmesdale committed the greater sin for impregnating Hester Pryne. Dimmesdale is the pope of the town. He gives sermons
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Credo I believe that forgiveness is grace’s greatest task. How do we give grace to others? Answer these things true or false: 1. A person should not be forgiven until he/she asks for it. 2. Forgiving includes minimizing the offense and the pain caused. 3. Forgiveness includes restoring trust and reuniting a relationship. 4. You haven’t really forgiven until you have forgotten the offense. 5. When I see someone hurt‚ it is my duty to forgive the offender. All these
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THE FIRST WORD "Father‚ forgive them‚ for they do not know what they do." Gospel of Luke 23:34 Jesus is looking down from the cross just after he was crucified between two criminals. He sees the soldiers who have mocked him‚ scourged him and tortured him‚ and who have just nailed him to the cross. He probably remembers those who have sentenced him - Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin‚ Pontius Pilate‚ and Herod. But is he not also thinking of his Apostles and companions who have deserted him‚ to Peter
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OF REVENGE: A CRITICAL APPRECIATION SUBSCRIBE “OF REVENGE” is a masterpiece of Bacon who in the eyes of Hugh Walker is: "First of English essayists‚ as he remains for sheer mass and weight of genius‚ the greatest...” “OF REVENGE” is a testimony of Hugh Walker’s statement. It contains "counsels civil and moral". It contains strange mixture of utilitarianism and high ideals as Bacon declares that revenge is ignoble and that forgiveness is noble‚ but almost immediately adds that in certain circumstances
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Out of Love In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Shakespeare has a character recite a monologue in iambic pentameter. When a character has an iambic pentameter monologue it means they are making an important decision that will change the play. With every formal decision‚ it comes with pros and cons. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Othello becomes conflicted with his beliefs and his emotions. In Act 5‚ Scene 2‚ Othello’s soliloquy reveals his reasons for killing Desdemona. Othello’s insecurities
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John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and himself. True‚ Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however‚ he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly‚ his relationship with Elizabeth remains strained throughout the majority of the play. He resents Elizabeth because she cannot forgive him and trust him again‚ but he is guilty of the same thing. In fact‚ his own inability to forgive
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Strength can be defined in many different ways. To some people‚ strength is about building the muscles in our body. To others‚ it is about being strong in the mind. To me‚ strength in our character is the most important as it is about being resilient and never giving up. Strength in character is the most important strength that anyone could possess in my opinion. Quoting Lawrence G. Lovasik‚ “Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others‚ to hide hurt
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Forgiveness "We cannot let the world’s wounds destroy our spirits. We cannot let our hurts and betrayals destroy our capacity for growth and caring. That there will be judgment and‚ perhaps‚ justice‚ is necessary. That the violence be confronted and‚ if possible‚ contained is essential. But‚ most important is our capacity to nurture a loving heart‚ to affirm and not to curse‚ to forgive even when we cannot completely forget." - Glenn H. Turner Some Questions to ask: How do you respond when you
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Feeding of the 5000 : (6 : 30 – 44) The apostles returned and met with Jesus‚ there was so many people coming and going‚ Jesus and the disciples didn’t have time to eat. Jesus said to them “Let us go of by ourselves to some place where we will be alone and you can rest for a while” so they went out to the boat. Jesus got out the boat and saw a large crowd and his heart filled with pity because they were like sheep without a shepherd. He began to teach them but later his disciples said to him “it’s
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