Comments for Live Holiness http://liveholiness.com Inspiration for Your Ultimate Calling Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:23:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Fr. Michael Najim http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-392 Fr. Michael Najim Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:23:36 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-392 Christine, Thanks for reading. There's a difference between forgiving and throwing ourselves back into the lion's den. We can forgive, but it doesn't mean we need to be close to people who are going to hurt us over and over. We do need to pray for them because they obviously are dealing with a lot of pain. Peace! Christine,
Thanks for reading. There’s a difference between forgiving and throwing ourselves back into the lion’s den. We can forgive, but it doesn’t mean we need to be close to people who are going to hurt us over and over. We do need to pray for them because they obviously are dealing with a lot of pain.

Peace!

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Christine Dufresne http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-391 Christine Dufresne Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:02:06 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-391 Your last words I found particularly helpful. " You don’t need to be close with this person again. You don’t need to reestablish a relationship with them. That could cause you more harm. But you and I do need to forgive so that we can be free." I have a friend that I have been very close to for about 17 years and she is not in a good place right now in her life and so transfers that pain and hurts me with her words and actions. I keep forgiving her but I have struggled with whether it is okay not to put myself out there when I know she is going to continue hurting me. I guess I have to accept time apart right now is best and do the only thing I can, pray for her. Thank you for the gift of your blog, as always it was just what I needed to hear. God bless! Your last words I found particularly helpful.
” You don’t need to be close with this person again. You don’t need to reestablish a relationship with them. That could cause you more harm. But you and I do need to forgive so that we can be free.” I have a friend that I have been very close to for about 17 years and she is not in a good place right now in her life and so transfers that pain and hurts me with her words and actions. I keep forgiving her but I have struggled with whether it is okay not to put myself out there when I know she is going to continue hurting me. I guess I have to accept time apart right now is best and do the only thing I can, pray for her. Thank you for the gift of your blog, as always it was just what I needed to hear. God bless!

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Fr. Michael Najim http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-390 Fr. Michael Najim Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:12:17 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-390 Shannan, When we see people with anger (e.g. road rage), it is helpful for us to have compassion in our hearts, even though our initial reaction may be to get angry back at them! These people are dealing with pain, frustration, and hurt in their own lives...even if it's just at that moment. It's helpful for us to pray for them. Thanks for reading. Peace! Shannan,

When we see people with anger (e.g. road rage), it is helpful for us to have compassion in our hearts, even though our initial reaction may be to get angry back at them! These people are dealing with pain, frustration, and hurt in their own lives…even if it’s just at that moment. It’s helpful for us to pray for them.
Thanks for reading.

Peace!

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Fr. Michael Najim http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-389 Fr. Michael Najim Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:10:31 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-389 Michelle, I actually don't know who said those words. Although I probably should! Thanks for sharing your experience of forgiveness. So, true, we are capable of hurting others. "There, but for the grace of God, go I." How great to be freed from the pain and negative thoughts. As always, thanks for reading! Peace! Michelle,
I actually don’t know who said those words. Although I probably should! Thanks for sharing your experience of forgiveness. So, true, we are capable of hurting others. “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” How great to be freed from the pain and negative thoughts.
As always, thanks for reading!

Peace!

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by ShannanN http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-388 ShannanN Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:03:12 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-388 Very touching and true Father. This reminds of people who are rude and nasty to others. It is true that they hold an anger they are venting and that it originates really from pain somewhere. I always think of these mean people or people with profound road rage. How sad it must be to go about your days so angry and pent up. It is much more liberating to accept what is and enjoy the blessed moments God sends us. Very good blog Father. Very touching and true Father. This reminds of people who are rude and nasty to others. It is true that they hold an anger they are venting and that it originates really from pain somewhere. I always think of these mean people or people with profound road rage. How sad it must be to go about your days so angry and pent up. It is much more liberating to accept what is and enjoy the blessed moments God sends us. Very good blog Father.

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Michelle http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-387 Michelle Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:05:39 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-387 Such beautiful words Fr Mike. I once remember reading this "To err is human, to forgive is divine". Do you recall who said this? For the life of me, I cannot. But this made me realize that the ability to forgive is a grace from God, and as you said, only with His help can we take that step. At a particular time in my life I was deeply hurt by someone's actions. (although never to the degree that Immaculee experienced - her forgiveness is truly heroic) But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I could have been capable of doing the same thing anytime, if I lived a life distanced from God, the Church, and the Sacraments. This changed my frame of mind and allowed me to forgive this person, even thought they never really asked for an apology of sorts. And then, as you said, came freedom. Freedom from pain, from negative thoughts, freedom from our own selfish attitudes. Such beautiful words Fr Mike. I once remember reading this “To err is human, to forgive is divine”. Do you recall who said this? For the life of me, I cannot. But this made me realize that the ability to forgive is a grace from God, and as you said, only with His help can we take that step. At a particular time in my life I was deeply hurt by someone’s actions. (although never to the degree that Immaculee experienced – her forgiveness is truly heroic) But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I could have been capable of doing the same thing anytime, if I lived a life distanced from God, the Church, and the Sacraments. This changed my frame of mind and allowed me to forgive this person, even thought they never really asked for an apology of sorts. And then, as you said, came freedom. Freedom from pain, from negative thoughts, freedom from our own selfish attitudes.

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Nicki http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-386 Nicki Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:00:29 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-386 Thanks, Father! Hopefully, the half doesn't get rained out. Flood warnings all over here. Thanks, Father! Hopefully, the half doesn’t get rained out. Flood warnings all over here.

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Fr. Michael Najim http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-384 Fr. Michael Najim Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:36:32 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-384 Nicki, Great to see you here, as always. Thanks for sharing your posts on forgiveness. "Forgive and forget" sounds trite, but it's true. If we dwell on the hurt, it's harder for us to forgive. Good luck in the half marathon! Peace! Nicki,
Great to see you here, as always. Thanks for sharing your posts on forgiveness. “Forgive and forget” sounds trite, but it’s true. If we dwell on the hurt, it’s harder for us to forgive.
Good luck in the half marathon!

Peace!

]]> Comment on The Liberating Power of Forgiveness by Nicki http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/12/the-liberating-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-383 Nicki Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:04:40 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=437#comment-383 I have blogged about forgiveness before - twice since last October: http://nickisnook.net/2009/10/27/forgiveness/ and http://nickisnook.net/2010/01/31/apologies/ I do believe that without God's help forgiveness is difficult. I also think, that as humans, we may find forgiveness easier than forgetting the actual transgression. Both must be done to make a person whole again. I have blogged about forgiveness before – twice since last October: http://nickisnook.net/2009/10/27/forgiveness/ and http://nickisnook.net/2010/01/31/apologies/

I do believe that without God’s help forgiveness is difficult. I also think, that as humans, we may find forgiveness easier than forgetting the actual transgression. Both must be done to make a person whole again.

]]> Comment on Are Fun and Holiness Compatible? by Fr. Michael Najim http://liveholiness.com/2010/03/07/are-fun-and-holiness-compatible/#comment-381 Fr. Michael Najim Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:21:37 +0000 http://liveholiness.com/?p=423#comment-381 Anastasiya, Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. You're so right about people being scared away from religion because they're afraid it will take away their fun. The truth is, the more we get to know Christ, the more joy and peace and freedom we experience in our lives. Keep up the good work on your blog. Peace! Anastasiya,

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. You’re so right about people being scared away from religion because they’re afraid it will take away their fun. The truth is, the more we get to know Christ, the more joy and peace and freedom we experience in our lives. Keep up the good work on your blog.

Peace!

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