tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post5545034522651080246..comments2023-05-05T00:45:20.298-07:00Comments on Caught by the Light: A Curious InterpretationBr Richard Edward Helmer BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603206783767329399noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post-40542990037847599692007-02-17T08:47:00.000-08:002007-02-17T08:47:00.000-08:00Often my mother used to say, "Don't cut off your n...Often my mother used to say, "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face." I think this applies to the inability to commune with others because of their so called sins. Sort of like the splinter and the log.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I was glad to see the numbers diminished. It gives their position less legs, literally and figuratively ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post-66164049484366237022007-02-16T16:22:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:22:00.000-08:00Thank you for this.Thank you for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post-59220578598429805172007-02-16T12:01:00.000-08:002007-02-16T12:01:00.000-08:00It may just be me, but all of these passages point...<I>It may just be me, but all of these passages point to individual decisions to attend Eucharist, not to conditions laid down for others who also might be attending.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, Richard, it's not just you. They get it so very wrong. The Gospel passage is in no way about examining other people's consciences. We approach the table of the Lord in all humility <B>because of our own sinfulness</B>.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com