tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10354109.post4725466202026420206..comments2023-09-21T08:03:48.904-04:00Comments on Rentapriest: Catholic America: The 800 Pound Gorilla in the SanctuaryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315936198315018045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10354109.post-64405335412890458072008-05-14T16:45:00.000-04:002008-05-14T16:45:00.000-04:00Your example of praying for vocations, and then no...Your example of praying for vocations, and then not acknowledging the form in which those come, reminds me of a story I've heard numerous times in homilies and the catholic community.<BR/><BR/>It's the one that goes along the lines that there is a man with a house who decides to wait out a big rain storm in it. When others urge him to leave for his own safety, he tells them that he is praying to God and God will look after him. <BR/><BR/>The storm is very bad, and the water is beginning to flood the streets. A neighbor stops by, and warns the man that this may be his last chance to leave. The man refuses saying that he has prayed and God will take care of him.<BR/><BR/>Soon the water has flooded his house and he has been forced to an upper floor window. Some people in a boat see him there and urge him to get in the boat and they will take him to safety. He thanks them, but says that things will soon be better and that he has prayed to God and God will take care of him.<BR/><BR/>Next, he ends up on the roof of his house and the water is still rising. A helicopter spots him, and drops a rope for him. He once again assures them that he does not need their help because it is just a matter of having strong faith in God, and soon everything will be ok again.<BR/><BR/>Finally, the man ends up drowning. When he gets to heaven, he is feeling quite peeved at God. He asks God why he did not take care of him and save him when the man had been so faithful in his prayer and trust of God. In return God pointed out that he had sent a neighbors warning, a boat, and a helicopter. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes our church's seeming parallel to this story makes me wonder why we have such a hard time seeing what is right before us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com