tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105747710931350776.post863499574220136217..comments2023-06-05T05:10:48.577-04:00Comments on Baum Sermons: for Ruth CleaverFr. George Baumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079928636948333700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105747710931350776.post-2942738328464545962017-12-14T20:57:40.174-05:002017-12-14T20:57:40.174-05:00Dear Father George,
Thank you for coming to Afini...Dear Father George,<br /><br />Thank you for coming to Afinity Hospital, meeting with my mom, praying with us and for your lovely sermon after her death. You were so kind and really seemed to understand the kind of woman mom was. My sisters and I truly appreciate how gracious and kind you were to all of us during this most difficult time in our lives. However, I want you to know that I especially loved what you said at the end of the sermon.... <br /><br />"As we go through life, we all become disillusioned about some things. I know from firsthand experience that it is easy to find ourselves giving up on God, either because of what we experience in life, or sometimes because of what we experience in the Church. But, what matters is that God does not give up on us. God’s love is relentless and will chase us down. And when we think we have let go of God’s hand, we find that we are still safely nestled in the palm of God’s hand, the very place we have been all along. We do not hold onto God: God holds us."<br /><br />That last line will stay with me for the rest of my life. It brought me comfort & peace for mom and a renewed faith in my understanding of the life ever after. Thank you again on behalf of myself, my sisters and entire family. Nancy JobeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105747710931350776.post-32890533648979436192017-12-14T20:57:02.284-05:002017-12-14T20:57:02.284-05:00Dear Father George,
Thank you for coming to Afini...Dear Father George,<br /><br />Thank you for coming to Afinity Hospital, meeting with my mom, praying with us and for your lovely sermon after her death. You were so kind and really seemed to understand the kind of woman mom was. My sisters and I truly appreciate how gracious and kind you were to all of us during this most difficult time in our lives. However, I want you to know that I especially loved what you said at the end of the sermon.... <br /><br />"As we go through life, we all become disillusioned about some things. I know from firsthand experience that it is easy to find ourselves giving up on God, either because of what we experience in life, or sometimes because of what we experience in the Church. But, what matters is that God does not give up on us. God’s love is relentless and will chase us down. And when we think we have let go of God’s hand, we find that we are still safely nestled in the palm of God’s hand, the very place we have been all along. We do not hold onto God: God holds us."<br /><br />That last line will stay with me for the rest of my life. It brought me comfort & peace for mom and a renewed faith in my understanding of the life ever after. Thank you again on behalf of myself, my sisters and entire family. Nancy JobeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com