Monday (November 10)My Reflection Do not cause one of these little ones to sin Scripture: Luke 17:1-6 Scandals are those actions or words which, literally, cause people to trip up and fall. Here they refer to words or actions which become obstacles preventing or making it more difficult for people to believe in and accept Christ and the Gospel. Jesus says, but it is tragic for those who are responsible. It is a terrible thing to come between a person and the call of Christ, to be the effective agent for blocking a person coming to know and love Christ and his Way. How many people’s faith was weakened by scandals, it is likely that they were enough to make some less committed people experience a sense of disillusionment so that they abandoned the Church. Parents, by their ambivalent, two-standard behaviour, can tell their children to behave in one way while they themselves act in a totally other way. Catholic parents and others in charge of the guidance of children (such as teachers) need to be particularly careful of being stumbling blocks to their children’s faith. Our young or the innocent were abused or led astray, real scandal and prolonged harm was certainly present. We need a strong trust is in trying to rehabilitate both the givers and the victims of scandal and certainly we need faith if we are to be able sincerely to forgive again and again those who have hurt us or others.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 04:03:22 +0000
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