Had an interesting conversation with Father Bruno today before RCIA session...
At the end of the whole conversation...everything seems so vague, and yet so clear...
Religion is such an....unclear topic. There's no direction, there's no clear indication of whether signs are really from God..There's no right or wrong...
What fasinates me and what's clear is...everything i've research upon...is all about Love.
Everything ends up with the Love of God.. and His love can be related to Couple relationships as well..
How does couple get to know each other? Through Communication.
How do we get to know God? Through Prayers.
Does feelings between couples last? No, and it fades away, can be deceiving as well...
The same goes for religion as well. Some people have "initial feelings" for God...its like a novelty...and when feelings fade away, when praying turn from a way of communication to God, into a chore, they leave God. Same like feelings between couples.
Feelings fade away ultimately, Feelings can be temporary, and most of the time, it is.
It is Love, which revives the feelings for each other. And it is also Love which sustains the relationship between a couple or between us and God, when there are no feelings..The understanding, the communication, the 感情 which is built up overtime, which keeps the flame burning alive. The knowing that we have to be there for each other...
Keeping the love for God alive, we read up the Bible, research on the history of Christianity, commit to God's works, these keeps the Love for God alive. And prayers is a means of connecting to God..a way of communication. a way to build up the 感情 for Him.
I've asked him about Miracles as well...why are the saints in the past able to perform miracles such as, the Saint of Miracles, St Anthony. He performed his first miracle when he was a little child, who is able to gather huge flocks of birds away from the field, and into the church, to prevent them from eating up all the seeds..when he grew up, he performed many other miracles such as, healing the man who amputated his leg (i think he really attached it back!), doing justice by bringing the dead to life for a short moment to testify for his dad who he was wrongly accused as a murderer, etc.
The life of St Anthony was amazing...and he was witnessed while praying, that brilliant rays shone from his room..and he was seen with sweet infant Jesus with him clinging onto him.. Those were the miracles back then..
Perhaps, my expectation of miracles is too high. After chatting with Father Bruno, i realised that Our miracles of these times, perhaps, is to be alive to see so many wonderful things in the world throughout the centuries through ages, being able to withstand the social stress and pressures, being able to live in a safe place like Singapore with our family...being able to see and enjoy the beautiful sunrise and sunset each morning and evening...
My heart should be filled with thanksgivings, praise, for the miracles in our daily life..
"May my unfailing prayer to St Anthony for intercession to sweet infant Jesus be granted. The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the Saint of Miracles. Whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your armsl and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours."
God's will be done.
Amen.
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