tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460768490431892231.post2318710479943144330..comments2023-07-26T12:12:12.535+00:00Comments on Friends with Christ: Leaders after the heart of ChristFr Richard Aladicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063302398661651882noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460768490431892231.post-15744778218794877122009-02-24T00:42:00.000+00:002009-02-24T00:42:00.000+00:00What a wonderful, yet, at times, humbling experien...What a wonderful, yet, at times, humbling experience it is to be a father ! God has given my wife and me eight children and He has blessed us so much ! We know we, like all people, must strive to follow the example of The Holy Family. There is no secret way to achieve this, because Our Lady's response at The Annunciation shows us how to put this into practice. When she says, 'Let it be done to me according to Thy Word', she is really telling us, mums and dads and everyone else, to use this response in all areas of our lives. Her response is an acceptance of God's Will, whatever the cost. That bit about doing everything 'according to Thy Word', I feel, is the key to unlocking so much that otherwise may remain hidden. How often have I said in my own life, 'according to my word' ! It has been only after I have eventually come to my senses that I have come to recognise the necessity of God being the one in charge. Sometimes when I have looked upon my children, when they are asleep, I am filled with the Wonder of God, for, in their vulnerability and trust in me as their father, they remind me of the trust I and all adults need to show to God Himself. It is awesome to have been given a share in the Fatherhood of God. And I sometimes think God does his night time rounds for all his children too ! Thank you, Father, for flagging up the importance of fatherhood in today's world. I can just about cope with that. But as for being a Bishop...well that's just too advanced for me ! God Bless you, Father, and all your work.nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224195597361033618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460768490431892231.post-36477910233866055562009-02-22T07:59:00.000+00:002009-02-22T07:59:00.000+00:00thank you Fr Richard, once again you post somethin...thank you Fr Richard, once again you post something I needed to read today. We hear little about real fatherhood today, and so your post is all the more important. As I read my little one has fallen asleep in my arms, and moved me to prayer. It's great God has given you a wounderful mission over there, but just a little sad that a good priest had leave these isles. We miss you!<BR/><BR/>God bless you greatly, JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com