Growing up, I was fascinated with Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman. He 's witty, rich, and has a car that shoots flames out of the exhaust. What else could a boy ask for?
What if I actually met Bruce Wayne? Would he like me? Could we be friends? My conclusion was no. Why on earth would Bruce Wayne want to hang out with me? Although I must admit, I 've never met the guy. The next chance I get, I 'm asking him!
Why couldn 't I be friends with a superhero? Because it 's difficult to be friends with someone who 's seemingly perfect. Friendships are typically built on similarities. Friends often share similar interests, gifts, and life struggles. It 's easier to connect with people like yourself!
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Hebrews 12:1 tells us,"We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses." There 's an army of people who knows what we 're going through. Let 's use Mother Theresa as an example.
Mother Theresa is easily one of my favorite saints (Her canonization Mass is slated for September). On the surface, it 's easy to see the connection problem. I can hear Joe Critic already, "Really? You 're using Mother Theresa as an example? The woman served the poorest of the poor with a smile." True, but she wasn 't perfect. She 's easier to connect with than you might think.
Mother Theresa experienced many years without any spiritual consolation. This lack of spiritual consolation is also known as spiritual dryness. How can someone that experienced intense spiritual dryness be a saint? It 's because she persevered in prayer. She had a seemingly perfect response to an imperfect n. Mother Theresa believed, "Holiness is not the luxury of the few."
I love these holy men and women because they were imperfect. St. Ignatious of Loyola had a bad temper, St. Peter denied Jesus, and Thomas Merton struggled with pride. Knowing these saints struggled with aspects of humanity, we should ask them for their intercession when we need
What if I actually met Bruce Wayne? Would he like me? Could we be friends? My conclusion was no. Why on earth would Bruce Wayne want to hang out with me? Although I must admit, I 've never met the guy. The next chance I get, I 'm asking him!
Why couldn 't I be friends with a superhero? Because it 's difficult to be friends with someone who 's seemingly perfect. Friendships are typically built on similarities. Friends often share similar interests, gifts, and life struggles. It 's easier to connect with people like yourself!
Superheroes are larger than life and seem immune to the …show more content…
Hebrews 12:1 tells us,"We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses." There 's an army of people who knows what we 're going through. Let 's use Mother Theresa as an example.
Mother Theresa is easily one of my favorite saints (Her canonization Mass is slated for September). On the surface, it 's easy to see the connection problem. I can hear Joe Critic already, "Really? You 're using Mother Theresa as an example? The woman served the poorest of the poor with a smile." True, but she wasn 't perfect. She 's easier to connect with than you might think.
Mother Theresa experienced many years without any spiritual consolation. This lack of spiritual consolation is also known as spiritual dryness. How can someone that experienced intense spiritual dryness be a saint? It 's because she persevered in prayer. She had a seemingly perfect response to an imperfect n. Mother Theresa believed, "Holiness is not the luxury of the few."
I love these holy men and women because they were imperfect. St. Ignatious of Loyola had a bad temper, St. Peter denied Jesus, and Thomas Merton struggled with pride. Knowing these saints struggled with aspects of humanity, we should ask them for their intercession when we need