tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4806292256097903513.post6250186376269488530..comments2022-11-07T05:45:38.685-08:00Comments on Ordained Praise: Sabbath MomentsEileen Marie Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665629438560353597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4806292256097903513.post-62529676238583937002011-06-18T18:34:22.062-07:002011-06-18T18:34:22.062-07:00I think the reason the first three Commandments ar...I think the reason the first three Commandments are about our relationship with God is because the time we spend with Him really is more important than what we do for Him. Mother Teresa found a way to do both, but early morning adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Mass preceded all her other activity. I think it is important to think this way no matter what our vocation in life is. Without a grounding in Him and carrying Him in our hearts the "doing" can become paramount and we can lose our reason for the doing and make it about ourselves.Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4806292256097903513.post-69721968465486556372011-06-18T14:48:54.639-07:002011-06-18T14:48:54.639-07:00When I was an English instructor, I never thought ...When I was an English instructor, I never thought of grading as a "sabbath moment" -- quite the opposite, in fact! But I'm glad you enjoy what you're doing. <br /><br />I can see how reading to your 4-year-old could be a sabbath moment. You'll doubtless treasure those memories in years to come. :-)<br /><br />I'm not so sure what to make of that statement about spending time with God being more precious to Him than what we do for Him. I gather from the Bible that both are extremely important. Our actions should be motivated and guided by our relationship with the Lord, but as the epistle of James says, "Faith without works is dead." So I'd say it's not "either/or" but "both/and."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com