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Come Be My Light – Part 4 of 4
February 15th to 28th
Comment on this post to discuss the last quarter of the book “Come Be My Light.” (See this post for book information).
Please comment on this post after (or while) reading the last quarter of the book. Chapters 13 to the Notes.
Pat Kenny said,
February 5, 2010 at 10:31 am
I have to admit that as I finished the book, I was glad that it was ending. It drained me. It upset my image of M.T. as a joy-filled servant of Christ. On the other hand it caused me to think. All of us have so many things in the back of our minds that are troublesome, but we don’t wear them on our sleeves. Our Ideal, to live solely for Jesus and to trust that all will work out, enables us to put a smile on our faces in spite of the difficulties. I think that M.T. always had a sunny disposition, in fact, she vowed that she would always give a hearty “yes” to God and a big smile to all (p.219)-even though her entire life seemed to be filed with crosses. It reminds me of Jesus on the cross: filled with love as he poured Himself out for us through his suffering and obedience, knowing He was saving the world, yet not able to smile and whistle as he endured His passion. Christianity is serious work…
Pat Kenny said,
February 5, 2010 at 10:44 am
These writings of her’s were never meant to be shared with the world.These were given to her spiritual director as if she was giving them to Jesus Himself. Being pure of heart, she rooted out every blemish in her heart and put it on paper, out of perfect obedience.I don’t think that I could do that-I’ve made several bad confessions in my life-too ashamed to reveal everything that went on. I could not reveal some of the thoughts that have come into my mind concerning my faith-I don’t know where they come from and I control them and dismiss them, but I would never reveal them to a sp..director. I would rather hide them-which is foolish, Perhaps this book will help me to be more open, and thus help me to grow, although M.T.’s darkness never seemed to wain, in spite of her open admissions.
Pat Kenny said,
February 5, 2010 at 10:59 am
The other part that frightens me is the idea of the “dark night”. It seems that the deeper a soul goes in his conversion, the more likely it is to experience the utter darkness of abandonment. Why would I want to go there? I do not know if my faith would be strong enough to endure that kind of trial. I suppose that this shows a lack of faith and an inability to trust my Savior with all my heart (oh brother, this is the kind of stuff that I was trying to hide about myself!). So I will begin to pray more fervantly for a deeper conversion and a servant’s heart and trust that Jesus will take care of me. For this, I am thankful for M.T. Pg.314 reminded me of her Gospel on 1 hand: You-did-it-to-me! Think of everything that you do with your hands.Do you want to hug Jesus? Go hug someone that needs it,etc Wow