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Some old men went to Abba Poemen and asked,"If we see brothers sleeping during the common prayer, should we wake them?"Abba Poemen answered,"If I see my brother sleeping, I put his head on my kneesand let him rest."Then one old man spoke up,"And how do you explain yourself before God?"Abba Poemen replied,"I say to God: You have said, 'First take the beam out of your own eye and then you will be able to remove the splinter from the eye of your brother.' "
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There were two old men who dwelt together for many years and who never quarreled.Then one said to the other:"Let us pick a quarrel with each other like other men do.""I do not know how quarrels arise," answered his companion.So the other said to him:"Look, I will put a brick down here between us and I will say 'This is mine.' Then you can say 'No it is not, it is mine.' Then we will be able to have a quarrel."So they placed the brick between them and the first one said:"This is mine."His companion answered him:"This is not so, for it is mine."To this, the first one said:"If it is so and the brick is yours, then take it and go your way."And so they were not able to have a quarrel.
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May the Experience of the Crucified and Risen Lord be the source of Peace, Joy and Reonciliation in the Pilgrimage of our life!
Formative Christian Spirituality
WE ARE CREATED TO PRAISE, REVERENCE AND LOVINGLY SERVE GOD IN EVERY PERSON, EVENT AND CIRCUMSTANCE OF OUR LIFE. BY DOING SO WE PARTICIPATE IN GOD'S OWN LIFE AND LOVE.
I am a catholic priest and a member of the Society of Jesus (JESUITS) belonging to the Kerala Jesuit Province in India. I have a doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University, Rome. At present I teach theology at Hekima College - Nairobi -Kenya.
I have been very much involved in the ministry of teaching theology and giving the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola for well over two decades.
Some old men went to Abba Poemen and asked,"If we see brothers sleeping during the common prayer, should we wake them?"Abba Poemen answered,"If I see my brother sleeping, I put his head on my kneesand let him rest."Then one old man spoke up,"And how do you explain yourself before God?"Abba Poemen replied,"I say to God: You have said, 'First take the beam out of your own eye and then you will be able to remove the splinter from the eye of your brother.' "
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Quarrel
There were two old men who dwelt together for many years and who never quarreled.Then one said to the other:"Let us pick a quarrel with each other like other men do.""I do not know how quarrels arise," answered his companion.So the other said to him:"Look, I will put a brick down here between us and I will say 'This is mine.' Then you can say 'No it is not, it is mine.' Then we will be able to have a quarrel."So they placed the brick between them and the first one said:"This is mine."His companion answered him:"This is not so, for it is mine."To this, the first one said:"If it is so and the brick is yours, then take it and go your way."And so they were not able to have a quarrel.
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