tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post3382025986060458762..comments2024-03-17T22:48:00.427+08:00Comments on Reflections and Ruminations: When our freedom to choose becomes our absolute moral authority, it shouldn't surprise us that even virginity can be priced.Fr Luke Fonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079016104331055895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-37605798638137567362016-10-29T02:17:19.181+08:002016-10-29T02:17:19.181+08:00"When we know the real value of something tha..."When we know the real value of something that is of infinite worth, no price can be put on it." -this is very true.<br /><br /><br />On reading your post, I am reminded of Jepthah's daughter in the Book of Judges, who went into the woods to bewail her virginity when she was apprised of her father's oath. Obviously, virginity holds a certain significance and or value in her life. This is interesting when we compare this to the action of the young woman you mentioned in your post who was hocking hers to the highest bidder. Why was there such a contrast in their reaction?<br /><br /><br />Perhaps, the young woman you mentioned, not knowing her Maker, puts monetary value to all and sundry and that includes the person of herself and so in her eyes, her worth comes from the cash she was able to raise. She considered it alright to be treated as a 'thing' or commodity. So it goes without saying that she would not be squeamish to put virginity to utilitarian use - if there is a demand.<br /><br /><br />For Jepthah's daughter and those who know the Lord, we are horrified coz we know that - made in the image and likeness of our Maker, we have intrinsic value ..........such that even 'every hair of our head is accounted for.....'<br />We know that there are certain areas of our life and of our person that is "sacred", not to be shared indiscriminately. These areas.....when the boundary is overstepped - debases the "nobility spirit" of the human person which God had intended when he created man. Probably it also robs man/woman of the promise or hope of fulfillment or wholeness,this side of heaven.<br /><br /><br />God bless u, Fr.<br /><br /><br />Tessa<br /><br /><br /><br />Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211998984286520369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-20922362328677528732016-10-27T11:01:31.280+08:002016-10-27T11:01:31.280+08:00Dear Fr. Luke,
It is a sad thing if ...Dear Fr. Luke,<br /> It is a sad thing if man continues to understand the meaning of virginity. When this word is used and the mind is always associated with Sex. <br /> Virginity means pure and unadulterated in mentally, spiritually and physically. Those who are going through the suffering and do not seek sympathy from creatures. They go through the sufferings silently and let their suffering be a fragrance and offer up for the Lord. <br /> We are entering in the unusual time:<br /> Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father, send now Your Spirit over the earth. Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations, that they may be preserved from degeneration, disaster and war. May the Lady of All Nations, the Blessed Virgin Mary be our Advocate Amen! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-63088178215259563182016-10-25T22:51:31.763+08:002016-10-25T22:51:31.763+08:00Fr Luke,
Thanks for this, i like the analogy of t...Fr Luke,<br /><br />Thanks for this, i like the analogy of the pocket watch! This entry reminds me of a case some years back where a man with a kidney ailment bought a kidney from another man in financial need. Such a sad situation - that the buyer wanted so much to prolong his life even at the expense of depriving another man of his kidney. And the seller was in such financial difficulties he sold a part of his body. Perhaps they would have decided differently if they knew Christ...<br /><br />LcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com