Friday, February 21, 2014

Gratitude (Mid-week Message)




Fr. Tony’s Mid-week Message
February 19, 2014

Gratitude, a sense of thankfulness, is the emotion that can drive out all ill feeling, fear, doubt, and anger.  There seems to be something in our hard wiring that simply disallows feeling any of those other negative emotions at the same time we feel thanks.  Some of our “head-shop” Ashland friends would say that thankfulness is a positive energy, and it cannot be present without driving away “negative energies.”  Some Christian theologians would call it the queen of the theological virtues or graces. 

However we understand it, thanks is a key way of experiencing grace and connecting with God.  Let us remember to give thanks each day, both to God in our prayers, and to those about us. 

Grace and Peace,  Fr. Tony+   

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