tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post3929750978941121991..comments2024-03-17T22:48:00.427+08:00Comments on Reflections and Ruminations: November – a time to appreciate our connections with the saints and saints-to-beFr Luke Fonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079016104331055895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-35922803920349688652015-11-05T23:52:19.376+08:002015-11-05T23:52:19.376+08:00“All the while God is still loving and looking int...“All the while God is still loving and looking intently at that firing of the soul, and awaiting with great delight for his union with his beloved children.................................” <br /><br /><br />In a video clip, recently, –I heard the speaker saying, “if your God is the God of Mercy,........... if He is the one who sings the Eternal Love Song...............” and I was filled with a certain gladness of heart for I believe I do know this songster - and now, I recognize Him again in your description above.<br /><br />I read in a book on folk lore that the Divine Creator kissed and caressed and sang to every soul He created long before its birth as an infant on earth. This memory of being gently touched by loving hands remains embedded deep within each one of us. It is in one’s pensive mood or in solitude that one can hear again the silent whispering of the song or could it be God’s heart-beat? Perhaps this explains the restlessness of the soul throughout its sojourn, here on earth.<br /><br />When November ushered in the Feasts of Communion of Saints and the remembrance of Holy Souls – I was reminded anew with a quiet joy and gratitude - how fortunate we are to have such a God, whose love is eternal, who never wants to give up on us – however deplorable the state of our soul is and that explains in my simplistic mind – his gift of Purgatory! In my early days after baptism, I looked upon All Souls Day with much dread and sorrow. I would have thought it laughable to be joyful or grateful for Purgatory. Now, however, it is a comforting thought that even to the very end – God is still in charge.<br /><br />God bless u, Fr<br /><br />tessa<br />Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211998984286520369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-75514569277351559572015-11-04T08:45:27.108+08:002015-11-04T08:45:27.108+08:00Thank you father Luke for sharing yourself so hone...Thank you father Luke for sharing yourself so honestly. It encourages me to know that you as a priest also struggles with dwindling and feeble faith at times. Thanks for reminding us that <br />our saints are saints because they put God first and foremost in their lives and this we must emulate. God bless Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-66497470884170632262015-11-02T11:52:00.093+08:002015-11-02T11:52:00.093+08:00Thank you Fr Luke for the reminder that only throu...Thank you Fr Luke for the reminder that only through His Grace that we attain Eternal life.:)sicilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823152002857436991noreply@blogger.com