tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post405879939439981398..comments2023-11-02T10:50:42.128-05:00Comments on CLOSED: Good guys screw up; the ones you love will let you down; some adviceTLF+http://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-62191321774376348772010-10-25T12:12:20.633-05:002010-10-25T12:12:20.633-05:00I agree with the other commenters above. This is ...I agree with the other commenters above. This is a compassionate and wise reflection, Tim.<br /><br />Like Peter, who denied Jesus when his courage failed, I too have failed the Lord and his people sometimes, indeed all too often.<br /><br />Psalm 146 warns us likewise: "Put not your trust in rulers, not in ANY child of earth, for there is no help in them..."<br /><br />But fortunately, there is hope for us all, because Peter was restored. And many of us could tell a similar story of restoration after grievous failure.David Handy+noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-28946090468573475942010-10-25T05:47:36.548-05:002010-10-25T05:47:36.548-05:00One of the ways God has opened my heart to the va...One of the ways God has opened my heart to the vastness of his love and mercy is to "pull back the curtain" on a bunch of ways I let people down or wounded them over the years - in most of those cases in ways I really can't go back and do anything to correct. This has filled me with a fresh sense of what it means to be a sinner justified by Christ and given me an infusion of patience toward others.TLF+https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-68999359749267869222010-10-24T22:41:52.056-05:002010-10-24T22:41:52.056-05:00Great reflection, thanks. I often have a hard time...Great reflection, thanks. I often have a hard time not wanting people to play a "God-sized role." But when I do this it only brings pain and disappointment.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529046356895711706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-90397276441214255712010-10-23T20:27:26.297-05:002010-10-23T20:27:26.297-05:00Thanks for this.Thanks for this.Danny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236073738770389220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-62564757682794053212010-10-23T16:07:37.489-05:002010-10-23T16:07:37.489-05:00Fr. Tim, This is one of your best ever posts. Mu...Fr. Tim, This is one of your best ever posts. Much needed pastoral counsel for me. Thank you so much.Georgianoreply@blogger.com