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Month Commemoration - Night Office and Mass Introduction - Fr. Nivard
Where do I go from
here?
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From: Nivard McGlynn
Sent: Friday, 13 July 2012, 10:28
Subject: Where do I go from here?
Introduction to this morning's Mass. 13 July 2012
Words from this popular hymn were quoted by Cardinal Suenens in his
talk.
His talk was read at the Office of Readings early this morning.
Today we celebrate the monthly Mass and Office for brethren, relatives,
benefactors and friends
who died in the course of the past month.
Cardinal Suenens, The Listener 25
July 74 p. 111"Where do we go from here? " adapted.
He was asked many questions on radio and TV but he was never asked the
question “What is the meaning of life after death?”But this question was
asked in the popular song, 'Where do I go from here?' Deep in our hearts this
question means” How do you see life today?” The future is the key to the
present.
If there is no Ressurection I refuse to
love and be loved. True love means a love that will last forever. The human
heart cannot be deceived in this.
The future is a light for life and for the present time. This is what we
essentially need to know. The question
was put to a philosopher, when he was dying, “What do you feel now?” His answer
was “An immense curiosity”. I hope my answer will be at that moment,
“An immense confidence in God’s love”.
Father, lead me on my way. Grant me abiding faith and peace
of mind and I won't ask 'Where do I go from here?' through your son, Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Listen to You Tube: jim reeves
where do i go from here
The words below...
Where do we go from
here,
a talk by Cardinal
Suenens
(The Listener, 25
July ’74, p.111)
Journalists, have asked me, over
the years, a lot of questions, somet1mes very tricky. What do you think about
the pill, abortion, population problems, Women's Liberation? Never before have
I been asked this very serious question: 'What is the meaning of life after
death?' But this is what everybody should ask, in the depth of his own
conscience, because this question means, finally: 'How do you see life today?'
The future is not only the future; it is the key to the present. I have to make
an option, a choice
If nothing was to be expected after
death, for me life would have lost sense and meaning. I cannot understand
either suffering or love if I cannot see both in the light of eternity.
Suffering cannot be without meaning. Suffering cannot be just nonsense. Let us
imagine a child in the womb of his mother. Let us suppose, for a moment that
that unborn child should become conscious before birth. What a chaos of
impressions that child would have! It would all see so meaningless. But all that
apparent nonsense receives a meaning the day the little child is born, and sees
the sunlight. Then it appears clearly that every of his growing in the womb of
his mother was a noviciate for life, preparation for the future.
In the light of eternity, meaning
the new life after death, I cannot yet explain everything, but at least I feel
the meaning, the orientation of all that. If life here on earth is a preparation
then I come out of darkness and see a ray of sunshine in all that happens to me.
In the same way I cannot understand love, real love, true, deep love, without
the perspective of eternity. I refuse to love and to be loved only for a short
time. True love involves, in the heart of each of us, that love will last for ever.
Every song of lave will have some way of expressing that. ‘I will love you
always.' The human heart cannot be deceived in this.
That future is a light for life and
present time, and this should be enough for us: this is what we essentially
need to know. But, of course, we wish to have at least a glimpse of that
future, and to get some idea about where
we go from here. The question was put to a philosopher, when he was dying:
'What do you feel new?' His answer was: ‘An immense curiosity.’ I hope my answer will be that time: ‘An immense confidence in God’s love.’
Lyrics to Where do I go from Here
by Jim Reeves
Where do I go from
here?
What fate is drawing
near?
Touch my heart
And guide my lips in
prayer.
Through the grace of
God alone
I'll cast aside these
fears I've known
And lift myself from
The depths of deep
dispair.
Lead me through the
darkness
And through each
gloomy day.
Take my hand, oh,
precious Lord
And help me on my
way.
