tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post4568793590417748472..comments2024-03-25T20:03:03.657-06:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Hope and the heartDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-13091841734752901242009-04-15T08:06:00.000-06:002009-04-15T08:06:00.000-06:00I am sorry, Scott. I am praying for you and your ...I am sorry, Scott. I am praying for you and your beautiful family. I am struggling with something of a similar nature.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951438226869811270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-89623201688113105892009-04-15T09:05:00.000-06:002009-04-15T09:05:00.000-06:00We'll pray for each other. Thank you, not just...We'll pray for each other. Thank you, not just for your prayers, but for your friendship, for your witness to the One who satisfies our souls.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-37597391721921964482009-04-15T11:32:00.000-06:002009-04-15T11:32:00.000-06:00I can so relate to this with some of my struggles....I can so relate to this with some of my struggles. The fight seems to go on and on until something happens and suddenly I am able to yield. It's a strange process, something like knowing and not knowing, or just needing to ask for grace. One day I found that after reading, reasoning, etc. and getting nowhere that confession was what finally freed me and I was so glad. Thanks to both of you, my friends.clairityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-87220978527488088702009-04-15T18:01:00.000-06:002009-04-15T18:01:00.000-06:00Thank you, Sharon. I guess I am waiting for that s...Thank you, Sharon. I guess I am waiting for that something to happen. I am softening a bit.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-76227710863038991462009-04-16T08:31:00.000-06:002009-04-16T08:31:00.000-06:00I think I get the necessity of poverty and detachm...I think I get the necessity of poverty and detachment to a degree. Of course I am still learning every day! The part about detachment that troubles me, is that I know I need companions. I need friends. Not a swarm of people around me always, but people I can connect with especially about my faith. Christ is there when we connect that way, and I desperately need that in my life. <br><br>I am grateful for your friendship too Scott.taminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-91904578101283717782009-04-16T09:28:00.000-06:002009-04-16T09:28:00.000-06:00Thanks, Tami. As you point out, companionship is v...Thanks, Tami. As you point out, companionship is very different from just having people around you. Companions are those who walk with you, those with whom, as the origin of the word indicates, you share bread. Detachment is not a recognition that we do not need anything or anyone. Rather, it means discerning, not merely what we need, but what we desire and the source of satisfaction- Christ. <br><br>Friendship in Christ, which is true companionship, is a necessity, not a luxury, a conclusion arrived at through discernment, which is nothing other living the reality of our lives, such as they are. Stated more directly, it is a conclusion reached through experience.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.com