tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748400.post855449692726721805..comments2023-05-30T09:02:33.236-04:00Comments on We're Open All Night: PrivilegeTheo p.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13430759075333249708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748400.post-37311327703664433122011-07-07T13:11:21.542-04:002011-07-07T13:11:21.542-04:00wow. I love this. It's cool how I've seen...wow. I love this. It's cool how I've seen the Lord change your perspective 180 degrees.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04390826824880427793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748400.post-88048416535046936452011-07-05T23:08:59.926-04:002011-07-05T23:08:59.926-04:00Your thoughts on privilege made me think of one of...Your thoughts on privilege made me think of one of my favorite homilies I've heard. The Gospel for that Mass was on the Beatitudes. They can be hard to understand - does it mean that if we've been fortunate enough to not be persecuted or reason to mourn, that we're not going to be blessed? The priest pointed out that instead, you can be the blessing for someone else. I had never thought of it like that.<br /><br />I'm like you - I've been blessed, so it's my responsibility to be a blessing. This is not to say that I'm necessarily very good at it. It does mean though that God doesn't mean for me to feel guilty for having two supportive parents, a loving husband, an education, and my material needs met. I just need to figure out how to help others be blessed.Lauranoreply@blogger.com