tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post4266366240931165095..comments2023-09-02T06:15:58.305-05:00Comments on Under A Chindolea: Please, Lead Kindly LightNathan O'Halloran, SJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672001160647592501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-33929188885815759342009-01-17T15:53:00.000-06:002009-01-17T15:53:00.000-06:00Thanks Paul. I was sad to see that he passed away...Thanks Paul. I was sad to see that he passed away. Those are inspiring words. It's always good to hear the words people have to share at the end of their lives, when the complexities of life are pulled away a bit and light shines through.Nathan O'Halloran, SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672001160647592501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-84271041766815476112009-01-11T12:26:00.000-06:002009-01-11T12:26:00.000-06:00BTW, I think what Father Neuhaus had to say prior ...BTW, I think what Father Neuhaus had to say prior to parting is very relevant to where we are now in our lives:<BR/><BR/>"When I come before the judgment throne, I will plead the promise of God in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I will not plead any work that I have done, although I will thank God that he has enabled me to do some good. I will plead no merits other than the merits of Christ, knowing that the merits of Mary and the saints are all from him; and for their company, their example, and their prayers throughout my earthly life I will give everlasting thanks. I will not plead that I had faith, for sometimes I was unsure of my faith, and in any event that would be to turn faith into a meritorious work of my own. I will not plead that I held the correct understanding of "justification by faith alone," although I will thank God that he led me to know ever more fully the great truth that much misunderstood formulation was intended to protect. Whatever little growth in holiness I have experienced, whatever strength I have received from the company of the saints, whatever understanding I have attained of God and his ways—these and all other gifts I have received I will bring gratefully to the throne. But in seeking entry to that heavenly kingdom, I will, with Dysmas, look to Christ and Christ alone."<BR/><BR/>PaulAaron Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352838883995264753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-72446646395053360332009-01-11T12:21:00.000-06:002009-01-11T12:21:00.000-06:00Thanks so much for that reflection, Nathan.PHThanks so much for that reflection, Nathan.<BR/><BR/>PHAaron Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352838883995264753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-63432070703314363202009-01-05T17:08:00.000-06:002009-01-05T17:08:00.000-06:00Nathan that was very convicting. Thank you for wr...Nathan that was very convicting. Thank you for writing and sharing. I so want to be a holier person this year and God willing I will be.<BR/>Rachelcoreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10027507210466450975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-74097300015996121502009-01-03T14:08:00.000-06:002009-01-03T14:08:00.000-06:00Thanks for that, Nathan.Thanks for that, Nathan.Jason LaLondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036757621873745420noreply@blogger.com