tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post875585972352892525..comments2024-03-29T04:21:22.951-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Father Ignatius visits the cellarVictor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57319255145081111712013-01-13T14:04:39.216-08:002013-01-13T14:04:39.216-08:00The other day I bought an item with a "lifeti...The other day I bought an item with a "lifetime guarantee". I asked the seller - Is it guaranteed if it goes wrong in MY lifetime? Or the lifetime of the item?<br /><br />And if the latter; what is the lifetime of the item?<br /><br />He did not know the answer. Neither did the shop manager. They're checking with HQ and will take a lifetime to get the answer.<br /><br />God bless you Mary.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-8317257144722908942013-01-13T10:23:22.198-08:002013-01-13T10:23:22.198-08:00Exactly - they have built in self-destruction mech...Exactly - they have built in self-destruction mechanisms!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-31170919667912171342013-01-12T10:50:34.289-08:002013-01-12T10:50:34.289-08:00Sadly Barbara, in the UK God has been kept out of ...Sadly Barbara, in the UK God has been kept out of our schools for a long time. It is very common to meet children and adults too who know very little about God and the Bible. Only recently on a quiz show on TV a contestant did not know who the three wise men had come to worship.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-66754392042645274722013-01-12T10:02:13.759-08:002013-01-12T10:02:13.759-08:00So true! When we were children we were taught to ...So true! When we were children we were taught to write J.M.J. at the top of all our assignments to remind us that we were to dedicate our work to the Holy Family. Later on it was A.M.D.G. to remind us to do all for the glory of God. Imagine all the public school children, and probably Catholic school children that have never been taught to do everything for God. What a loss!Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-53481969486766021142013-01-10T23:44:54.299-08:002013-01-10T23:44:54.299-08:00Thank you so much Colleen for your encouragement. ...Thank you so much Colleen for your encouragement. It is much appreciated.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-14285232979653215932013-01-10T08:58:03.524-08:002013-01-10T08:58:03.524-08:00It's great to see you visiting again Lisa Mari...It's great to see you visiting again Lisa Maria. Thank you and Happy New Year to you and your family.<br /><br />As you say ... Jesus sees everything.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-4554911813388240202013-01-10T04:53:04.574-08:002013-01-10T04:53:04.574-08:00Happy New Year Victor! I've been offline and d...Happy New Year Victor! I've been offline and doing some catch up reading. Loved this...such a convicting story! It reminds me of one I told my youngest daughter when I caught her lying...that Jesus knows and sees everything and you can't hide from Him. <br /><br />I hope you are well. God bless you and yours!Lisa Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357560782423451224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-25719097525765460502013-01-10T03:13:24.936-08:002013-01-10T03:13:24.936-08:00Hello Kerry,
How nice to see you visiting here. T...Hello Kerry,<br /><br />How nice to see you visiting here. Thank you for taking the time to write in. You're so kind and your encouragement is much appreciated.<br /><br />We hope you return soon.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57801900656580985492013-01-09T18:58:23.350-08:002013-01-09T18:58:23.350-08:00Hi Victor! I am enjoying reading your story! Thank...Hi Victor! I am enjoying reading your story! Thanks for taking a moment to post at my new blog as well--it was much appreciated! Keep up the good work--you are a gifted writer!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362610518782633315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-86668466080621156342013-01-09T15:08:04.936-08:002013-01-09T15:08:04.936-08:00Mary, I think sometimes goods are deliberately mad...Mary, I think sometimes goods are deliberately made of poor quality so that consumers buy new ones. If a manufacturer made a product which lasts for ten years he'd soon be out of business.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-3901550448449534222013-01-09T14:47:58.885-08:002013-01-09T14:47:58.885-08:00Hi Victor,
Your story reminds me of the poor quali...Hi Victor,<br />Your story reminds me of the poor quality of many of our electronics and household furnishings <br />today - things don't seem well made like they used to be. It seems that in this age of consumerism quality has been replaced by quantity.<br /><br />We have more "stuff" but it doesn't work as well.Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-54177451039325675692013-01-09T10:54:07.853-08:002013-01-09T10:54:07.853-08:00Hi Jose,
I've seen it all too often that peop...Hi Jose,<br /><br />I've seen it all too often that people treat the job just as a means to earn money. I know at times at work I too did not put my all into it. Then a priest said to me "Whatever job you do in life. Treat it as if you were working for God not for your boss. Now ... would your attitude to work change?"<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-80437478527510146482013-01-09T08:30:01.624-08:002013-01-09T08:30:01.624-08:00Hey Victor:
This a timely reflection indeed! Over ...Hey Victor:<br />This a timely reflection indeed! Over the last couple of months I felt that God has been pressing this issue with me, and how we are to do what we do for His glory, and not simply because they pay us to do that. In fact there are many posts in my blog about it.<br /><br />Thing is, I've been slowing getting back to my old ways because I can get away with it at my job. It is embarrassing to confess but it's true!<br /><br />Thanks for this story and the gentle reminder.<br /><br />Blessings.Daniel Pinellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113045077194121628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-37552700179755405512013-01-08T15:09:12.493-08:002013-01-08T15:09:12.493-08:00It's nice to see you visiting again Daily Grac...It's nice to see you visiting again Daily Grace. Thank you.<br /><br />I hope and pray that you are now well and have recovered from the flu.<br /><br />You know, someone should invent a washing machine that washes, dries the clothes and irons them at the same time. So they are clean, pressed and ready to wear. <br /><br />God bless. Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-88337318155040978552013-01-08T13:53:43.183-08:002013-01-08T13:53:43.183-08:00We are so often in a rush that we do many things w...We are so often in a rush that we do many things with little or no effort, I am guilty of that too!<br /><br />You have made a good point Victor. Your story is very good!<br /><br />It's funny, I have been ill with the flu for a while and Sunday, while getting ready for mass my blouse needed ironing. I was to lethargic to iron it so I asked my husband if he would iron the front only. He looked at me quite odd and said," why only the front?" I replied that I would be wearing a sweater and no one would see the back of it. He replied that he could do such a thing, he would have to iron it all!<br /><br />Your story brought this to mind and gave the whole incident a clearer meaning.<br /><br />Thank you!Daily Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243579752950295851noreply@blogger.com