tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post1940850056399098701..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Temptation and ResentmentBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-71385892012250336062009-12-06T08:57:35.274-05:002009-12-06T08:57:35.274-05:00Good post and I admire your honesty.Good post and I admire your honesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-25321920952292860982009-12-02T15:24:31.791-05:002009-12-02T15:24:31.791-05:00I like this post, Father, and it resonates with me...I like this post, Father, and it resonates with me.<br /><br />I used to pray for temptations to cease, which gave them power over me. Now, I make an act of resignation or even pray for the temptation to strengthen, as long as I am given the grace to resist. Perhaps that sounds foolhardy, but it works for me. Every time we choose God in the face of temptation, we are bound closer to Him, so I think it's definitely a blessing for which to be thankful.Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-70372030243399493292009-12-02T12:53:22.265-05:002009-12-02T12:53:22.265-05:00Yeah, thanks for the insight into a basic human tr...Yeah, thanks for the insight into a basic human trait that we probably all miss in ourselves. I find that prayer not only brings me closer to my goal, becoming closer to God, but also opens my eyes about myself, sort of going from first grade to high school. You just learn things along the way in the weirdest of ways and the strangest of times.kamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248881807382198330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-47800620584649110292009-12-02T11:01:20.441-05:002009-12-02T11:01:20.441-05:00Yup. Guilty. Am seeing a lot on temptation lately...Yup. Guilty. Am seeing a lot on temptation lately, has been feeding my own musings, and a LOT I'm not going to write about! <br /><br />Thanks.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.com