Jack’s Winning Words 11/15/18
“If you’re going to follow Jesus you’d better look good on wood.”  (Daniel Berrigan)  Two of us were discussing the meaning of the Berrigan quote… “O, now I get it.  If you choose to really follow the teachings of Jesus, you’ve got to be ready to endure pain and sacrifice.”  D.B. was a 60’s protest leader and a Catholic priest.  Eventually he was jailed, because of his words and actions.  Even from the beginning, it was never easy to follow the teachings of Jesus..  ;-)  Jack

 FROM WALMART REV:  "...nails, carefully aimed arrows and demeaning words are added to the mix." It seems to me the wood and nails are used more so in the third-world countries and the carefully aimed arrows and demeaning words are kept in stock and used affluently for America. 0;-/ ===JACK:  We might not always be aware of it, but there's a lot of suffering going on in this world for people who are trying to be faithful to "the Faith." 

  FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL:  a great quote, Jack. thanks!===JACK:  Even tho the words are from the Viet Nam War era, they are worth recalling for subsequent generations.  Right?===PAUL:  for sure.   he who forgets the mistakes of the past is condemned to repeat them.  S I Hyakawa. (spell?)   Jack, i just sent you my letter to the editor in response to a Star and Trib front page article last Sunday telling about how many young people are now bailing out of the church.  the NONEs.   checking the none box when asked about their religious affiliation.  peace

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  life tests everyone’s mettle. we all fall... it’s how we get up that counts. ===JACK:  Tradition says that Jesus fell 3 times on the Via Dolorosa...and we know that he also got us 3 times.