tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post7683126780716882168..comments2024-03-17T22:48:00.427+08:00Comments on Reflections and Ruminations: Imparting heavenly truth is good, but it can take a hell of a long time. Fr Luke Fonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079016104331055895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-27384157467022289782014-09-13T12:54:02.873+08:002014-09-13T12:54:02.873+08:00“................for from the fullness of the hear...“................for from the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks..........”(Lk6:43-49)<br /><br />Somehow, this line from the this morning’s Gospel reading at mass, became a refrain in my mind and so when I re-read your blog just now it seems to connect with what you wrote, “God knew that the Hebrew people had stubbornness in their hearts and perhaps ...............” Today, we are no different from our Jewish brethren – as I too believe that for truth and godly teaching to take root in us, we cannot have stubbornness of heart.<br /><br /> Seekers of truth are hard to find.........for the most prejudiced and (subjective?) search for truth is usually determined through one’s senses, experiences and emotions. Even‘intellectuals’ are always talking about learning the truth but not necessarily acknowledging the truth. To face or acknowledge and walk in God’s truth calls for courage, integrity and honesty in one’s most inmost being. I remember someone said that ‘truth is best spoken with the language of love......’ and surely- for that to happen, the heart has to be engaged. Perhaps that’s why we have the psalmist’s call.......... “O that today you would listen to his voice, harden not your hearts....”(Psm 94:8)<br /><br />We’ve been taught that the heart is the centre of secret thoughts and emotions, the hidden part of our personality, whereby - sin and human depravity reside side by side with conscience and goodness and yes - God’s spirit dwells there too, if we only allow it in.<br /><br /> It would seem then - that, if we keep our hearts ‘undivided’ but focussed on Christ...........such as nurturing and guarding it with God’s Word- it probably would lessen the hardening process so that God need not perform an open heart surgery (someone shared with me recently)- to make a by-pass of love around an artery congested with hate.<br /><br />God bless you, Fr.<br /><br />tessa<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-75969416564159357262014-09-09T13:39:17.356+08:002014-09-09T13:39:17.356+08:00Love and Truth must go together. Therefore i woul...Love and Truth must go together. Therefore i would want to love without compromising the truth. And as frDubay taught "excellence in human life cannot be attained without correcting what is wrong."<br /><br />And thank you Msgr Charles Pope<br /><br />wt<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-11154261803381855842014-09-08T12:45:52.336+08:002014-09-08T12:45:52.336+08:00Fr Luke, your sharing confronts us with the stark ...Fr Luke, your sharing confronts us with the stark truth. As parents, we coddle our children, over-protective and commanding. Often they think we over-react and exaggerate ('drama mama and papa'), resist believing in what we care and fret over. We pray for faith in God and in all that we've lovingly taught them. Miracles do happen. Love from us Ignatius & Florence. Do pray for this week of WWME Asian Conference, "Called to Shepherd". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com