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this little boy came home from Sunday
this little boy came home from Sunday school or catechism class and his father
school or catechism class and his father
school or catechism class and his father said to him what did you learn
said to him what did you learn
said to him what did you learn today oh he said I learned how Moses
today oh he said I learned how Moses
today oh he said I learned how Moses defeated the
defeated the
defeated the Egyptians how did he do it well the
Egyptians how did he do it well the
Egyptians how did he do it well the Egyptians were chasing the Israelites
Egyptians were chasing the Israelites
Egyptians were chasing the Israelites and
and
and Moses called the
Moses called the
Moses called the Airfield and the air field flew in some
Airfield and the air field flew in some
Airfield and the air field flew in some engineers and they built some pontoon
engineers and they built some pontoon
engineers and they built some pontoon bridges over the
bridges over the
bridges over the sea and the Jews crossed over the
sea and the Jews crossed over the
sea and the Jews crossed over the pontoon
pontoon
pontoon bridges then another Fleet of planes
bridges then another Fleet of planes
bridges then another Fleet of planes came and they bombed the pontoon bridges
came and they bombed the pontoon bridges
came and they bombed the pontoon bridges as the Israelites I mean the Egyptians
as the Israelites I mean the Egyptians
as the Israelites I mean the Egyptians were on them and they were all
were on them and they were all
were on them and they were all killed father said is that what they
killed father said is that what they
killed father said is that what they told
told
told you no he said it isn't but if I told
you no he said it isn't but if I told
you no he said it isn't but if I told you what they really said you wouldn't
you what they really said you wouldn't
you what they really said you wouldn't believe it
and for those that are 39 I must tell
and for those that are 39 I must tell them a story
too I was once talking on prosperity and
too I was once talking on prosperity and adversity and I use the example of
adversity and I use the example of
adversity and I use the example of flowers I said some
flowers I said some
flowers I said some flowers Prosper only in sunshine while
flowers Prosper only in sunshine while
flowers Prosper only in sunshine while others seem to thrive only in the shade
others seem to thrive only in the shade
others seem to thrive only in the shade like
like
like fuches and afterward some woman came to
fuches and afterward some woman came to
fuches and afterward some woman came to me and she said that was a wonderful
me and she said that was a wonderful
me and she said that was a wonderful sermon first time in my life I ever knew
sermon first time in my life I ever knew
sermon first time in my life I ever knew what was wrong with my
fuches now I'm going to talk to you
fuches now I'm going to talk to you today about working
today about working
today about working harder studying harder
harder studying harder
harder studying harder living
living
living harder being more wasteful of energy
harder being more wasteful of energy
harder being more wasteful of energy being more thoughtful of
being more thoughtful of
being more thoughtful of others and I'm going to begin by telling
others and I'm going to begin by telling
others and I'm going to begin by telling you that I was once a victim of a
you that I was once a victim of a
you that I was once a victim of a roast you probably have seen some roasts
roast you probably have seen some roasts
roast you probably have seen some roasts on television in which someone is made
on television in which someone is made
on television in which someone is made almost the sacrificial lamb and everyone
almost the sacrificial lamb and everyone
almost the sacrificial lamb and everyone berates him well I was roasted by the
berates him well I was roasted by the
berates him well I was roasted by the Friar's
Friar's
Friar's Club and these actors put on us a drama
Club and these actors put on us a drama
Club and these actors put on us a drama on the
on the
on the stage and in this
stage and in this
stage and in this drama I had just gone to the dasis of
drama I had just gone to the dasis of
drama I had just gone to the dasis of Rochester and the vicer general was in
Rochester and the vicer general was in
Rochester and the vicer general was in the room my secretary and several
the room my secretary and several
the room my secretary and several priests who had responsible posts in the
priests who had responsible posts in the
priests who had responsible posts in the dicese and the Holy Father walks
dicese and the Holy Father walks
dicese and the Holy Father walks in and he looked exactly like the Holy
in and he looked exactly like the Holy
in and he looked exactly like the Holy Father the one who was playing that part
Father the one who was playing that part
Father the one who was playing that part and he went over and he talked to the
and he went over and he talked to the
and he went over and he talked to the vicer
vicer
vicer general whispered to the chancellor
general whispered to the chancellor
general whispered to the chancellor whispered to the other priests never
whispered to the other priests never
whispered to the other priests never spoke to me
spoke to me
spoke to me once and then he left and I said to them
once and then he left and I said to them
once and then he left and I said to them I said what did he say he says work
hard well that's what I'm going to tell
hard well that's what I'm going to tell you to work a
you to work a
you to work a hard
hard
hard because really most of us live below the
because really most of us live below the
because really most of us live below the energy the level of our
energy the level of our
energy the level of our energy and in order to be
energy and in order to be
energy and in order to be happy we have to do
happy we have to do
happy we have to do more now we can do more spiritually in
more now we can do more spiritually in
more now we can do more spiritually in every other
every other
every other way than we are doing as is proven by
way than we are doing as is proven by
way than we are doing as is proven by hypnotism there were some men
hypnotism there were some men
hypnotism there were some men hypnotized and
hypnotized and
hypnotized and told that their strength
told that their strength
told that their strength was greater than it was before and do
was greater than it was before and do
was greater than it was before and do you know that they lifted weights 40%
you know that they lifted weights 40%
you know that they lifted weights 40% more than they had ever lifted before
more than they had ever lifted before
more than they had ever lifted before they were
they were
they were hypnotized they just got a new idea in
hypnotized they just got a new idea in
hypnotized they just got a new idea in their
their
their minds and then another group of men were
minds and then another group of men were
minds and then another group of men were hypnotized and and told that they or no
hypnotized and and told that they or no
hypnotized and and told that they or no the same
the same
the same group and they were told that they were
group and they were told that they were
group and they were told that they were not as strong as they usually
not as strong as they usually
not as strong as they usually are and the weights they lifted were 40
are and the weights they lifted were 40
are and the weights they lifted were 40 lb less 40%
lb less 40%
lb less 40% less so you see how important it is to
less so you see how important it is to
less so you see how important it is to have in the
have in the
have in the mind an idea to do all that you
mind an idea to do all that you
mind an idea to do all that you can to work to the limit of your your
can to work to the limit of your your
can to work to the limit of your your ability our world is really suffering
ability our world is really suffering
ability our world is really suffering from
from
from indifference indifference is apathy not
caring I wonder maybe if our Lord does
caring I wonder maybe if our Lord does not suffer more from our
not suffer more from our
not suffer more from our indifference than he did from the
indifference than he did from the
indifference than he did from the crucifixion
crucifixion
crucifixion there was a poet of World War I by the
there was a poet of World War I by the
there was a poet of World War I by the name of studard
name of studard
name of studard Kennedy who gave us a poem in which he
Kennedy who gave us a poem in which he
Kennedy who gave us a poem in which he compared our Lord coming to
compared our Lord coming to
compared our Lord coming to Calvary and coming to the modern city of
Calvary and coming to the modern city of
Calvary and coming to the modern city of Birmingham in
Birmingham in
Birmingham in England and this is what he
England and this is what he
England and this is what he wrote and when Jesus came to golgatha
wrote and when Jesus came to golgatha
wrote and when Jesus came to golgatha they nailed him on a
tree they crowned him with a crown of
tree they crowned him with a crown of thorns
thorns
thorns red were his wounds and
red were his wounds and
red were his wounds and deep for those were crude and cruel days
deep for those were crude and cruel days
deep for those were crude and cruel days and human flesh was
cheap when Jesus came to
cheap when Jesus came to Birmingham they only passed him
by they would not hurt a hair of
by they would not hurt a hair of him they only let him
him they only let him
him they only let him die for men had grown more tender they
die for men had grown more tender they
die for men had grown more tender they would not not give him pain they only
would not not give him pain they only
would not not give him pain they only just passed down the street and left him
just passed down the street and left him
just passed down the street and left him in the
in the
in the rain and so it
rain and so it
rain and so it rained the winter rain that drenched him
rained the winter rain that drenched him
rained the winter rain that drenched him through and through and when all the
through and through and when all the
through and through and when all the crowds had left the
crowds had left the
crowds had left the street then Jesus crouched against a
street then Jesus crouched against a
street then Jesus crouched against a wall and
wall and
wall and side for
side for
side for Calvary in other words he
Calvary in other words he
Calvary in other words he found the cruelty of
found the cruelty of
found the cruelty of Calvary more
Calvary more
Calvary more acceptable than our
acceptable than our
acceptable than our indifference I'm going to plead with you
indifference I'm going to plead with you
indifference I'm going to plead with you therefore not to be bored in
therefore not to be bored in
therefore not to be bored in life the reason we're bored is because
life the reason we're bored is because
life the reason we're bored is because we don't love
anything when you girls get
anything when you girls get older you're
engaged the man that you're engaged to
engaged the man that you're engaged to will do anything for
you why because he loves you there was a
you why because he loves you there was a Chicago Florest that advertised as your
Chicago Florest that advertised as your
Chicago Florest that advertised as your husband still send you
husband still send you
husband still send you flowers and they had to
flowers and they had to
flowers and they had to stop the husbands
protested well there was a reason for
protested well there was a reason for not sending flowers after they were
not sending flowers after they were
not sending flowers after they were married that's very obvious but when
married that's very obvious but when
married that's very obvious but when you're in love you'll do
anything and you'll you find that the
anything and you'll you find that the young man will do anything for you
young man will do anything for you
young man will do anything for you because he loves and so will you you'll
because he loves and so will you you'll
because he loves and so will you you'll wear the kind of clothes he
wants if he likes pink you'll wear
wants if he likes pink you'll wear pink and you won't find it a bit
pink and you won't find it a bit
pink and you won't find it a bit boring but in order to drive home this
boring but in order to drive home this
boring but in order to drive home this lesson I'm going to take stories out of
lesson I'm going to take stories out of
lesson I'm going to take stories out of the
Bible and the first story is to induce
Bible and the first story is to induce you to learn to waste yourself give
you to learn to waste yourself give
you to learn to waste yourself give yourself to
yourself to
yourself to others we go back to King
others we go back to King
others we go back to King David he lived a thousand years before
Christ and King David was in a battle
Christ and King David was in a battle against the
against the
against the Philistines always the enemies of the
Philistines always the enemies of the
Philistines always the enemies of the Jews the
Jews the
Jews the Philistines and the Battlefront took him
Philistines and the Battlefront took him
Philistines and the Battlefront took him to his own home
to his own home
to his own home Village of
Bethlehem now when we get older we
Bethlehem now when we get older we sometimes times have yearnings for
sometimes times have yearnings for
sometimes times have yearnings for tastes and visions and
tastes and visions and
tastes and visions and experiences of When We Were
experiences of When We Were
experiences of When We Were Young And so when David saw the town of
Young And so when David saw the town of
Young And so when David saw the town of Bethlehem he said to the
Bethlehem he said to the
Bethlehem he said to the soldiers oh he
soldiers oh he
soldiers oh he said if I could only taste
said if I could only taste
said if I could only taste Again The Waters from the well at the
Again The Waters from the well at the
Again The Waters from the well at the Gate of
Gate of
Gate of Bethlehem and the soldier said all right
Bethlehem and the soldier said all right
Bethlehem and the soldier said all right we will get you the water
we will get you the water
we will get you the water water we will drive through the
water and
water and David held up the vessel of
David held up the vessel of
David held up the vessel of water and poured it
water and poured it
water and poured it out onto the
out onto the
out onto the ground he said I am not worthy to
ground he said I am not worthy to
ground he said I am not worthy to drink the water that was purchased at
drink the water that was purchased at
drink the water that was purchased at such a
such a
such a sacrifice
sacrifice
sacrifice he wasted
he wasted
he wasted it wasted it in the
it wasted it in the
it wasted it in the sense that if he drank
sense that if he drank
sense that if he drank it he would not now be remembered and I
it he would not now be remembered and I
it he would not now be remembered and I would not be telling you that story when
would not be telling you that story when
would not be telling you that story when we save certain things for ourselves we
we save certain things for ourselves we
we save certain things for ourselves we spoil
them when we for example save our flesh
them when we for example save our flesh use it only for our own pleasure then it
use it only for our own pleasure then it
use it only for our own pleasure then it becomes lust we save
becomes lust we save
becomes lust we save money it becomes
money it becomes
money it becomes averous we save
averous we save
averous we save knowledge not use it to train others it
knowledge not use it to train others it
knowledge not use it to train others it turns into
turns into
turns into pride and so David poured out the water
pride and so David poured out the water
pride and so David poured out the water as a lesson that sometimes we have to
as a lesson that sometimes we have to
as a lesson that sometimes we have to waste the things of life in order to be
remembered now another
remembered now another story with the same
story with the same
story with the same moral and here we come to the time of
moral and here we come to the time of
moral and here we come to the time of our blessed Lord he was invited into the
our blessed Lord he was invited into the
our blessed Lord he was invited into the house of Simon the Pharisee the
house of Simon the Pharisee the
house of Simon the Pharisee the Pharisees were very self-righteous
people and while he was at dinner with
people and while he was at dinner with the
the
the apostles a woman comes in the
apostles a woman comes in the
apostles a woman comes in the door now you must remember that in those
door now you must remember that in those
door now you must remember that in those days it was very easy to come into a
days it was very easy to come into a
days it was very easy to come into a banquet
room anyone could walk into an adjoining
room anyone could walk into an adjoining house stand along the wall he would not
house stand along the wall he would not
house stand along the wall he would not eat but you could listen to the
conversation it was therefore not very
conversation it was therefore not very unusual that a woman should come in to
unusual that a woman should come in to
unusual that a woman should come in to overhear the
overhear the
overhear the conversation but she brought a blush to
conversation but she brought a blush to
conversation but she brought a blush to Simon's
Simon's
Simon's cheek he would not have minded it if
cheek he would not have minded it if
cheek he would not have minded it if anyone else had been
anyone else had been
anyone else had been there but the
there but the
there but the Lord what would he think of
Lord what would he think of
Lord what would he think of it the woman was a
sinner and Simon kept saying within
sinner and Simon kept saying within himself if he only knew what kind of a
himself if he only knew what kind of a
himself if he only knew what kind of a woman she
knew and the woman
knew and the woman comes closely to the feet of Our
comes closely to the feet of Our
comes closely to the feet of Our Lord my young people people you must
Lord my young people people you must
Lord my young people people you must remember that in those days people did
remember that in those days people did
remember that in those days people did not sit at
table they
table they leaned at table as if we leaned here
leaned at table as if we leaned here
leaned at table as if we leaned here almost on the floor and you rested your
almost on the floor and you rested your
almost on the floor and you rested your head on your left hand and then you ate
head on your left hand and then you ate
head on your left hand and then you ate with your right hand from
with your right hand from
with your right hand from table that's a custom that sometimes I
table that's a custom that sometimes I
table that's a custom that sometimes I wish would come
back so the woman comes to the feet of
back so the woman comes to the feet of our Lord and she
our Lord and she
our Lord and she has some perfume about her neck in those
has some perfume about her neck in those
has some perfume about her neck in those days precious perfume was generally
days precious perfume was generally
days precious perfume was generally carried around the
neck and she stands above the feet of
neck and she stands above the feet of our
our
our Lord and let's fall upon those sandal
Lord and let's fall upon those sandal
Lord and let's fall upon those sandal harbingers of Peace a few
tears like the first warm drops of a
tears like the first warm drops of a summer
summer
summer rain and then she was ashamed that she
rain and then she was ashamed that she
rain and then she was ashamed that she had wet his feet with tears and she
had wet his feet with tears and she
had wet his feet with tears and she wiped them away with her
wiped them away with her
wiped them away with her hair in those
hair in those
hair in those days all women of Shame had the hair
days all women of Shame had the hair
days all women of Shame had the hair down and so it was easy for her with her
down and so it was easy for her with her
down and so it was easy for her with her long hair down at the side to wipe the
long hair down at the side to wipe the
long hair down at the side to wipe the feet of our blessed
feet of our blessed
feet of our blessed Lord then she
Lord then she
Lord then she took from about her
took from about her
took from about her neck this small vessel of
perfume it was accustomed too among the
perfume it was accustomed too among the Jews when they went to a
Jews when they went to a
Jews when they went to a funeral to break this perfume bottle
funeral to break this perfume bottle
funeral to break this perfume bottle over the
corpse and then even to drop the broken
corpse and then even to drop the broken Bottle Into the
coffein Now as she stands above our
coffein Now as she stands above our Lord's feet she does not do what you and
Lord's feet she does not do what you and
Lord's feet she does not do what you and I I would
I I would
I I would do you and I would pour it
do you and I would pour it
do you and I would pour it out
out
out gently drop by
gently drop by
gently drop by drop as if to indicate by the slowness
drop as if to indicate by the slowness
drop as if to indicate by the slowness of our giving the generosity of our
of our giving the generosity of our
of our giving the generosity of our gift not those who really love she just
gift not those who really love she just
gift not those who really love she just broke the vessel gave
broke the vessel gave
broke the vessel gave everything and the house was filled with
everything and the house was filled with
everything and the house was filled with perfume says the gospel so remember my
perfume says the gospel so remember my
perfume says the gospel so remember my dear people this was no smell number
five and Judas was there Judas knew the
five and Judas was there Judas knew the price of everything and the value of
price of everything and the value of
price of everything and the value of nothing and he said why wasn't this
nothing and he said why wasn't this
nothing and he said why wasn't this saved and given to the
saved and given to the
saved and given to the poor but our blessed Lord spoke in favor
poor but our blessed Lord spoke in favor
poor but our blessed Lord spoke in favor of the
of the
of the woman he said this woman has done this
woman he said this woman has done this
woman he said this woman has done this for my
burial because this incident took place
burial because this incident took place 10 days before our Lord was
crucified and the gospel writers have
crucified and the gospel writers have kept this story in the GOP in the gospel
kept this story in the GOP in the gospel
kept this story in the GOP in the gospel yes in order that we might again learn
yes in order that we might again learn
yes in order that we might again learn to waste give
to waste give
to waste give break
break
break surrender as our Lord put it in another
surrender as our Lord put it in another
surrender as our Lord put it in another occasion he says walk the Second
occasion he says walk the Second
occasion he says walk the Second Mile what do you mean by that walk the
Mile what do you mean by that walk the
Mile what do you mean by that walk the second mile well because very often in
second mile well because very often in
second mile well because very often in those days was M when mail was delivered
those days was M when mail was delivered
those days was M when mail was delivered suppose they did it here when mail was
suppose they did it here when mail was
suppose they did it here when mail was delivered the postman would say I listen
delivered the postman would say I listen
delivered the postman would say I listen I've got a heavy load today here you
I've got a heavy load today here you
I've got a heavy load today here you take half these letters and he had the
take half these letters and he had the
take half these letters and he had the authority to make you walk the extra
authority to make you walk the extra
authority to make you walk the extra mile to deliver mail and that's what our
mile to deliver mail and that's what our
mile to deliver mail and that's what our Lord meant if anyone if the postman
Lord meant if anyone if the postman
Lord meant if anyone if the postman forces you to walk one mile walk
forces you to walk one mile walk
forces you to walk one mile walk another and imagine he also said if
another and imagine he also said if
another and imagine he also said if anyone takes your coat give him your
anyone takes your coat give him your
anyone takes your coat give him your cloak
cloak
cloak too unlimited
giving we would put this in the language
giving we would put this in the language of being generous that Bell Rings very
of being generous that Bell Rings very
of being generous that Bell Rings very often doesn't
it I have a dim feeling that I'm worned
it I have a dim feeling that I'm worned up
here so when anyone asks you to to do
here so when anyone asks you to to do things be prepared to do
things be prepared to do
things be prepared to do more why for example do we get
more why for example do we get
more why for example do we get tired well we think we are we are tired
tired well we think we are we are tired
tired well we think we are we are tired because we have a certain limit of
because we have a certain limit of
because we have a certain limit of energy like we have certain amount of
energy like we have certain amount of
energy like we have certain amount of money in the
money in the
money in the bank and as that money is spent or as
bank and as that money is spent or as
bank and as that money is spent or as that energy is used then we have no more
that energy is used then we have no more
that energy is used then we have no more we're exhausted no that's not it
we're exhausted no that's not it
we're exhausted no that's not it always energy is
always energy is
always energy is renewed
renewed
renewed if we
if we
if we love as sanctity and Holiness
love as sanctity and Holiness
love as sanctity and Holiness declines energy
declines can you imagine for example
declines can you imagine for example Mother Teresa ever being
tired here this woman who weighs about
tired here this woman who weighs about 90
90
90 lb who has dragged 25,000 bodies off the
lb who has dragged 25,000 bodies off the
lb who has dragged 25,000 bodies off the streets of
she never seems to be
she never seems to be tired because she gets new Strength
tired because she gets new Strength
tired because she gets new Strength because she's broken The Vessel poured
because she's broken The Vessel poured
because she's broken The Vessel poured out her life as David poured out the
water I hope therefore that I can
water I hope therefore that I can impress you not to be
selfish but always to please neighbor
selfish but always to please neighbor even when they seemingly demand too
even when they seemingly demand too
even when they seemingly demand too much we might even sometimes do the
much we might even sometimes do the
much we might even sometimes do the foolish thing
and this is the last story that I will
and this is the last story that I will tell you
tell you
tell you about doing foolish things and you might
about doing foolish things and you might
about doing foolish things and you might learn from
learn from
learn from this that if your faith is very strong
this that if your faith is very strong
this that if your faith is very strong you can do
wonders the scene I'm to
wonders the scene I'm to describe was on the lake of
describe was on the lake of
describe was on the lake of Galilee our blessed Lord had just
Galilee our blessed Lord had just
Galilee our blessed Lord had just multiplied the Loaves and the
multiplied the Loaves and the
multiplied the Loaves and the fishes and the people were excited about
fishes and the people were excited about
fishes and the people were excited about it and they thought oh here's a great
it and they thought oh here's a great
it and they thought oh here's a great political King he can feed the hungry
political King he can feed the hungry
political King he can feed the hungry and they tried to make him a king and
and they tried to make him a king and
and they tried to make him a king and our blessed Lord fled into the mountains
our blessed Lord fled into the mountains
our blessed Lord fled into the mountains alone well his disciples were caught up
alone well his disciples were caught up
alone well his disciples were caught up in this enthusiasm they liked
in this enthusiasm they liked
in this enthusiasm they liked it and our Lord did not want them to be
it and our Lord did not want them to be
it and our Lord did not want them to be burnt with the idea that his kingdom was
burnt with the idea that his kingdom was
burnt with the idea that his kingdom was political so he said get into the boat
political so he said get into the boat
political so he said get into the boat go over to the other side of the lake
go over to the other side of the lake
go over to the other side of the lake get away from these people this is not
get away from these people this is not
get away from these people this is not the nature of my king
the nature of my king
the nature of my king om so here's our Lord on the
om so here's our Lord on the
om so here's our Lord on the Mountaintop the apostles
Mountaintop the apostles
Mountaintop the apostles rowing past midnight in the
up they are
up they are frightened our Lord is praying for them
frightened our Lord is praying for them
frightened our Lord is praying for them and watching them during the storm we
and watching them during the storm we
and watching them during the storm we sometimes think in our trials and
sometimes think in our trials and
sometimes think in our trials and difficult
difficult
difficult ulties economic
ulties economic
ulties economic physical moral that the Lord has no
physical moral that the Lord has no
physical moral that the Lord has no concern that's what they thought
concern that's what they thought
concern that's what they thought too but he was
too but he was
too but he was watching for the opportune
watching for the opportune
watching for the opportune moment and as the apostles were about to
moment and as the apostles were about to
moment and as the apostles were about to despair our Lord is seen walking on the
despair our Lord is seen walking on the
despair our Lord is seen walking on the water toward
them and they were
them and they were frightened they said it's a
ghost now Lord said be not
ghost now Lord said be not afraid it is
I whenever I use that
I whenever I use that verse I'm always reminded of a story
verse I'm always reminded of a story
verse I'm always reminded of a story that was told of Pope Leo I
that was told of Pope Leo I
that was told of Pope Leo I 13th someone asked to P paint his
13th someone asked to P paint his
13th someone asked to P paint his portrait and it was not very well
portrait and it was not very well
portrait and it was not very well done but it was brought to Pope Leo and
done but it was brought to Pope Leo and
done but it was brought to Pope Leo and he had to sign it but he signed it in
he had to sign it but he signed it in
he had to sign it but he signed it in Latin no Mar osum do not fear it is
I our Lord therefore is telling his
I our Lord therefore is telling his Apostles now do not fear it is
I here we come to a great Act of
I here we come to a great Act of Faith Peter loves our Lord and I'm
Faith Peter loves our Lord and I'm
Faith Peter loves our Lord and I'm telling you that if you love you will go
telling you that if you love you will go
telling you that if you love you will go on doing things not
stop and Peter loved our Lord he wanted
stop and Peter loved our Lord he wanted to be with him he couldn't wait until he
to be with him he couldn't wait until he
to be with him he couldn't wait until he came to the boat and he said bid me come
came to the boat and he said bid me come
came to the boat and he said bid me come on the waters to
on the waters to
on the waters to you imagine
you imagine
you imagine that Peter loved our Lord so much that
that Peter loved our Lord so much that
that Peter loved our Lord so much that he thought I can walk on
he thought I can walk on
he thought I can walk on water now can you
water now can you
water now can you imagine what must have happened in that
imagine what must have happened in that
imagine what must have happened in that boat at the moment that Peter lifts his
boat at the moment that Peter lifts his
boat at the moment that Peter lifts his foot about to step into the water what
foot about to step into the water what
foot about to step into the water what do you think
do you think
do you think happened his brother Andrew must have
happened his brother Andrew must have
happened his brother Andrew must have said Peter listen you're always an
idiot Thomas must have said what are you
idiot Thomas must have said what are you trying to do join a
trying to do join a
trying to do join a circus Jud said how much money you
circus Jud said how much money you
circus Jud said how much money you getting for
this and on and on they ridiculed get
this and on and on they ridiculed get back you idiot get
back but he
back but he walked
walked
walked he walked on the
foolish no our Lord had said
foolish no our Lord had said come
come believe the impossible and you can
come believe the impossible and you can do the
incredible or or believe the incredible
incredible or or believe the incredible and you can do the impossible believe
and you can do the impossible believe
and you can do the impossible believe the
things that are
things that are almost impossible and if you got faith
almost impossible and if you got faith
almost impossible and if you got faith they will come
they will come
they will come true our Lord had said come and Peter
true our Lord had said come and Peter
true our Lord had said come and Peter walked on the water but
walked on the water but
walked on the water but then he began to
sink why did he sink because Peter knew
sink why did he sink because Peter knew how to
how to
how to swim someday when you learn the gospel
swim someday when you learn the gospel
swim someday when you learn the gospel better I will ask you the question how
better I will ask you the question how
better I will ask you the question how do you know Peter could
do you know Peter could
do you know Peter could swim as I might ask you the question who
swim as I might ask you the question who
swim as I might ask you the question who could run faster in a race Peter or
could run faster in a race Peter or
could run faster in a race Peter or John did you know that's in the
John did you know that's in the
John did you know that's in the gospel when you get it back to school
gospel when you get it back to school
gospel when you get it back to school and you're studying scripture I hope I
and you're studying scripture I hope I
and you're studying scripture I hope I hope I hope in your catechism find out
hope I hope in your catechism find out
hope I hope in your catechism find out who can run faster Peter or John I'm not
who can run faster Peter or John I'm not
who can run faster Peter or John I'm not going to tell
going to tell
going to tell you but the answer is in the
you but the answer is in the
you but the answer is in the Bible and
Bible and
Bible and so here our Lord has said to Peter come
so here our Lord has said to Peter come
so here our Lord has said to Peter come and he walked but now he
and he walked but now he
and he walked but now he sinks Peter could swim because we know
sinks Peter could swim because we know
sinks Peter could swim because we know that on the Sunday after
that on the Sunday after
that on the Sunday after Easter Peter
Easter Peter
Easter Peter swam 400
too why did he sink if he could
too why did he sink if he could swim
swim
swim the gospel tells us the
the gospel tells us the
the gospel tells us the reason he took his eyes off the
reason he took his eyes off the
reason he took his eyes off the Lord he began to take account of the
Winds he said all Nature's against me or
Winds he said all Nature's against me or in our language today in our
in our language today in our
in our language today in our sociological World Peter began to take
sociological World Peter began to take
sociological World Peter began to take account of sociological
account of sociological
account of sociological surveys and he sank
surveys and he sank
surveys and he sank he took his eyes off the
he took his eyes off the
he took his eyes off the Lord and so the Lord then took hold of
Lord and so the Lord then took hold of
Lord and so the Lord then took hold of his
his
his hand and said oh man of little
hand and said oh man of little
hand and said oh man of little faith why don't you
believe and then Peter was taken into
believe and then Peter was taken into the boat and our Lord took them to
the boat and our Lord took them to
the boat and our Lord took them to shore so if you have faith the
shore so if you have faith the
shore so if you have faith the impossible things can be done
I'll tell you a story about football
I'll tell you a story about football that was told me
that was told me
that was told me by coach pno of Penn State those of you
by coach pno of Penn State those of you
by coach pno of Penn State those of you who don't like football close your ears
who don't like football close your ears
who don't like football close your ears and God have mercy on
you coach pno is the coach of Penn State
you coach pno is the coach of Penn State and a few years
and a few years
and a few years ago his team was playing the University
ago his team was playing the University
ago his team was playing the University of
of
of Kansas now coach pno has an old old
Kansas now coach pno has an old old
Kansas now coach pno has an old old mother an Italian mother full of Faith
mother an Italian mother full of Faith
mother an Italian mother full of Faith knows absolutely nothing about
knows absolutely nothing about
knows absolutely nothing about football but she has two sons who coach
football but she has two sons who coach
football but she has two sons who coach football one coaching at Penn State and
football one coaching at Penn State and
football one coaching at Penn State and the other coaching the Merchant Marine
the other coaching the Merchant Marine
the other coaching the Merchant Marine in
in
in Connecticut the score of the football
Connecticut the score of the football
Connecticut the score of the football game 50 seconds before the end of the
game 50 seconds before the end of the
game 50 seconds before the end of the game was Kansas
game was Kansas
game was Kansas 14 Penn State
seven the other son who coached in
seven the other son who coached in Connecticut was with the mother and he
Connecticut was with the mother and he
Connecticut was with the mother and he said to his mother Mom it's all
said to his mother Mom it's all
said to his mother Mom it's all finished Joe is
finished Joe is
finished Joe is lost and she said
lost and she said
lost and she said no I'll go in the bathroom and pray I
no I'll go in the bathroom and pray I
no I'll go in the bathroom and pray I don't know why she went into the
don't know why she went into the
don't know why she went into the bathroom to pray but at any rate that's
bathroom to pray but at any rate that's
bathroom to pray but at any rate that's the story she went into the bathroom
the story she went into the bathroom
the story she went into the bathroom she'd L go in the bathroom and
pray now this now picture this good good
pray now this now picture this good good old lady going into the bathroom to pray
old lady going into the bathroom to pray
old lady going into the bathroom to pray to the good Lord what happens now in the
to the good Lord what happens now in the
to the good Lord what happens now in the remaining
remaining
remaining seconds Penn State threw a touchdown and
seconds Penn State threw a touchdown and
seconds Penn State threw a touchdown and the score boys what was the score now
the score boys what was the score now
the score boys what was the score now with a
with a
with a touchdown 14 to
touchdown 14 to
touchdown 14 to what no 13 right 14 to
what no 13 right 14 to
what no 13 right 14 to 13 to make it 14 what do they have to
13 to make it 14 what do they have to
13 to make it 14 what do they have to do pick a field goal would there be any
do pick a field goal would there be any
do pick a field goal would there be any other way of making extra points
forward yes or run through the line yes
forward yes or run through the line yes there would be another way well they
there would be another way well they
there would be another way well they decided not to kick the field goal
decided not to kick the field goal
decided not to kick the field goal because that would mean on a tie 14 to
14 so they try to
14 so they try to forward to get behind the goal line and
forward to get behind the goal line and
forward to get behind the goal line and that would count two points and make the
that would count two points and make the
that would count two points and make the score 15 to 14
score 15 to 14
score 15 to 14 they tried it and they
they tried it and they
they tried it and they missed but Kansas was offside so they
missed but Kansas was offside so they
missed but Kansas was offside so they had to try it over again and the next
had to try it over again and the next
had to try it over again and the next time they made it well her son
time they made it well her son
time they made it well her son screamed and he shouted out mom they've
screamed and he shouted out mom they've
screamed and he shouted out mom they've won and she came out she's I told you I
won and she came out she's I told you I
won and she came out she's I told you I told
you so you see you believe believe the
you so you see you believe believe the incredible and you can do the
incredible and you can do the
incredible and you can do the impossible and it would seem as if Coach
impossible and it would seem as if Coach
impossible and it would seem as if Coach Joe Paterno's wisdom had won the game
Joe Paterno's wisdom had won the game
Joe Paterno's wisdom had won the game but actually it was the
mother now my time is
mother now my time is up oh yes listen my good my good people
up oh yes listen my good my good people
up oh yes listen my good my good people it's always
it's always
it's always better for you to say I wished he had
better for you to say I wished he had
better for you to say I wished he had talked longer than to have you say he
talked longer than to have you say he
talked longer than to have you say he had three good chances to
quit I hope now that you'll carry away
quit I hope now that you'll carry away from
from
from this talk two lessons first of all I
this talk two lessons first of all I
this talk two lessons first of all I hope the women will become interested in
hope the women will become interested in
hope the women will become interested in football that'll help won't
football that'll help won't
football that'll help won't it and
it and
it and secondly be generous with yourself just
secondly be generous with yourself just
secondly be generous with yourself just give give
give give
give give give and as we give we
give and as we give we
give and as we give we get this is the gospel
get this is the gospel
get this is the gospel lesson as we pour out ourselves God
lesson as we pour out ourselves God
lesson as we pour out ourselves God gives us
gives us
gives us strength now for example you know let me
strength now for example you know let me
strength now for example you know let me tell you when I came over here I was
tell you when I came over here I was
tell you when I came over here I was dead
dead
dead tired I didn't want to talk I didn't
tired I didn't want to talk I didn't
tired I didn't want to talk I didn't feel like it so I said to the good Lord
feel like it so I said to the good Lord
feel like it so I said to the good Lord I'm tired now and I'm going to talk on
I'm tired now and I'm going to talk on
I'm tired now and I'm going to talk on using strength spend yourself give me
using strength spend yourself give me
using strength spend yourself give me strength do I look tired no thank
all right now everybody be generous
all right now everybody be generous generous with self I know that when I go
generous with self I know that when I go
generous with self I know that when I go now that monor is going to talk about
now that monor is going to talk about
now that monor is going to talk about being generous in other
being generous in other
being generous in other ways but I mean being generous with
ways but I mean being generous with
ways but I mean being generous with yourself your energy your kindness to
yourself your energy your kindness to
yourself your energy your kindness to others your charity your
others your charity your
others your charity your helpfulness
helpfulness
helpfulness because then you will
because then you will
because then you will be real Christians
be real Christians
be real Christians this friend of mine that I told you who
this friend of mine that I told you who
this friend of mine that I told you who was in the prison for 14 years when he
was in the prison for 14 years when he
was in the prison for 14 years when he got out of
got out of
got out of prison in
prison in
prison in Romania he was walking along the street
Romania he was walking along the street
Romania he was walking along the street and found a boy and he said Do You
and found a boy and he said Do You
and found a boy and he said Do You Believe In Christ and the boy said
Believe In Christ and the boy said
Believe In Christ and the boy said no why don't
no why don't
no why don't you little boy says you think Christ is
you little boy says you think Christ is
you little boy says you think Christ is God don't
God don't
God don't you well now if Christ is God if Jesus
you well now if Christ is God if Jesus
you well now if Christ is God if Jesus is God God he can do what God
is God God he can do what God
is God God he can do what God does God made flowers flowers made other
does God made flowers flowers made other
does God made flowers flowers made other flowers God made elephants elephants
flowers God made elephants elephants
flowers God made elephants elephants made other
made other
made other elephants and nobody's ever given me
elephants and nobody's ever given me
elephants and nobody's ever given me anything and if Jesus Is
anything and if Jesus Is
anything and if Jesus Is God then he ought to be able to make
God then he ought to be able to make
God then he ought to be able to make other
other
other jesuses but I've never found another
jesuses but I've never found another
jesuses but I've never found another Jesus my father's an alcoholic my mother
Jesus my father's an alcoholic my mother
Jesus my father's an alcoholic my mother takes in washing to
takes in washing to
takes in washing to live nobody's ever given me a toy or a
live nobody's ever given me a toy or a
live nobody's ever given me a toy or a suit of clothes therefore I don't
suit of clothes therefore I don't
suit of clothes therefore I don't believe that Jesus is
believe that Jesus is
believe that Jesus is God because he never made any other
God because he never made any other
God because he never made any other [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Jesus and Dr Worm BR said but isn't your
Jesus and Dr Worm BR said but isn't your
Jesus and Dr Worm BR said but isn't your pastor well no he said he's not he's
pastor well no he said he's not he's
pastor well no he said he's not he's not when this pastor was told
not when this pastor was told
not when this pastor was told I he said oh that boy is silly he wasn't
I he said oh that boy is silly he wasn't
I he said oh that boy is silly he wasn't silly he was right
silly he was right
silly he was right so
so
so if Jesus Is God he ought to be able to
if Jesus Is God he ought to be able to
if Jesus Is God he ought to be able to make other
make other
make other jesuses that's what you
jesuses that's what you
jesuses that's what you are other
jesuses and you ought to so manifest him
jesuses and you ought to so manifest him in your
in your
in your lives that as you move among others they
lives that as you move among others they
lives that as you move among others they will say of you as the maid servants
will say of you as the maid servants
will say of you as the maid servants said of
said of
said of Peter thou Hast been with
Peter thou Hast been with
Peter thou Hast been with Christ thank you and God love
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