Saving Grace: Taking Inventory of Our Lives
Tuesday December 4, 2007
Categories: Inspiration and Prayer
I’m not sure if the producers of TNT’s series "Saving Grace," timed the episodes to match the appropriate scripture readings of the Christian liturgical year, but they sure did nail the message of the first week of Advent: “Yo,...
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What is it about tornadoes this week on TV? (Wisteria Lane on "Desperate Housewives" of course was destroyed by a tornado as well.)
I have trouble with angels. I mean, I believe in them conceptually, but I couldn't possibly believe I'm worthy of getting an intervention from one. Which means, ironically, that if this George Bailey ever met his Clarence Oddbody, I wouldn't recognize him.
Plus, the closing story rings false to me. Of course I know what it's getting at -- the woman confessed her sin, so she can be forgiven even if her death is imminent and thus to to heaven. Of course, the Catholic theology I grew up with says if she killed 3 kids, even if she sincerely confessed, she's going to be spending a LONG time in Purgatory before she even gets a sniff of the Pearly Gates.
And more to the point, as Grace notes, the woman never got to enjoy the earthly fruits of a life (somewhat) freed from the guilt and shame of doing such a terrible thing, even from a "I only followed orders" perspective. (Which may be a worse sin, the Nuremberg Trials taught us.)
How different is that from the bald description of atheism that "life sucks and then you die"?
great point , but life is not that simple. I don't think it ever will be. The areas of grey are becoming to large. :) Maybe my biggest sin is living in those grey areas.:) I am afraid that I do alot of wrong things for right reasons. Judge Not!!!!!! :)
plus what happened to the guy who wouldn't fix the bus? The sins of the brother kind of thing? :)
man, I have never watched this show but I will sure try...
Larry, you are worthy of all good, happy, peaceful, loving things - You ARE Worthy.
just something I found and wanted to share with you all...
"Beautiful is the moment in which we understand that we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be."
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
From his last homily, March 23, 1980
Sometimes I think G-d made me TOO intelligent for my own good, Cully. (Sigh.)
For me one of the most impressive statements made by Jesus is that we must become like little children to enter the Kingdom of God which I believe means to be humble enough to accept, believe and obey His Word.
Alas, thewinter storm which swept through the midwest took out my cable and I wasn't avle to watch Grace.(or anything else--went to bed with a good book instead. I'll try again next week if the weather cooperates.
Re -Cully | December 4, 2007 7:16 PM
"Beautiful is the moment in which we understand that we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be."
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
** That's great, thanks cully! I don't know how many of us out there realize that ALL we are is God playing with Him/Her Self! ... "We are many parts, we are ALL One body!" This is as Shakespeare wrote "The world is a stage, and we are ALL but actors playing a part" (hint- God is playing ALL the parts...trick- it's ALL wraped around "freewill" which is intrinsicly connected to Love/God ... there is no such thing as forced Love!)
LUV 2 ALL
Wisdum
Here is the official TNT information on Saving Grace repeats (HTTP://)
www.tnt.tv/series/savinggrace/upcomingairings/
Most of the times I see are times when either my folks are still watching TV or I need to be in bed :-( but it still may help other people catch up.
Right now the Tornado episode is free for download on itunes. Might be worth downloading.
"...Shakespeare wrote 'The world is a stage, and we are ALL but actors playing a part' (hint- God is playing ALL the parts..."
Sorry folks but it annoys me when folks misquote something Shakespeare wrote for a character to say and then attach a meaning to it he never intended.
The glum fool Jaques in AS YOU LIKE IT says:
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages....
The idea that "all the world's a stage" was already clichéd by the time it was used in this play. The line was intended to sound pretentious as Jaques is the resident sourpuss in the Forest of Arden. He picks up on another character's stray suggestion that the world is a "wide and universal theater" and deploys the theatrical metaphor for his Seven Ages of Man.
No doubt I'll be dubbed the resident sourpuss if this blog but I hate misquotes.
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