tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692793350977058371.post3866995863535957567..comments2023-04-09T05:18:06.643-05:00Comments on Into the Expectation: Loving Your Neighbor in an Age of Compassion FatigueMatt Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230570081324464033noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692793350977058371.post-22142885461799823282011-10-29T12:05:10.783-05:002011-10-29T12:05:10.783-05:00Maybe as Christians it should be: "Do a litt...Maybe as Christians it should be: "Do a little more than you think you can, and leave the rest to God"? It seems to me that one of the things God requires of us is that we not play it safe, that we engage in intentional, faithful risk that would be foolish if wasn't for the fact that Jesus is Lord.Robert Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692793350977058371.post-64835092044438896172011-10-28T10:40:23.200-05:002011-10-28T10:40:23.200-05:00FWIW, I corrected the several typos that were in t...FWIW, I corrected the several typos that were in the original posting of this blog entry.Matt Gunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230570081324464033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692793350977058371.post-29078485395284655672011-10-28T10:39:06.458-05:002011-10-28T10:39:06.458-05:00Thanks, Andrew. Yes, we don't want to "me...Thanks, Andrew. Yes, we don't want to "measure our lives out with 'coffee spoons', as Eliot put it." Jesus does after call us to take up the cross. And St. Paul challneges us to be living sacrifices. An Paul talks about pouring himself out as a libation.<br /><br />Recognizing our limits is not an invitation to complacency. <br /><br />My wife reminded me of Mother Teresa's rule for the Sisters of Charity: <br /><br />The Sisters shall spend one day in every week, one week in every month, one month in every year, and one year in every six years in the Motherhouse, where in contemplationand penance together with solitude she can gather the spiritual strength, which she might have used up in the service of the poor. When these Sisters are at home, the others will take their place in the Mission field.Matt Gunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230570081324464033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692793350977058371.post-48215463751218727222011-10-27T23:47:32.988-05:002011-10-27T23:47:32.988-05:00Your quote from Lewis reminds me of my favorite pa...Your quote from Lewis reminds me of my favorite part of Gibran's <i>The Prophet</i>: <br /><br />"But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,<br />Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,<br />Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.<br />Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.<br />Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;<br />For love is sufficient unto love."<br /><br />I've been thinking about these things lately, especially the complete nature that love requires of us. I think there is a firm temptation to measure our lives out with "coffee spoons", as Eliot put it. But, I'm getting off subject. There may be a blog post in the future.<br /><br />What I meant to write was that this wonderful and much-needed advice, especially the "do what you can and leave the rest to God" part. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com