{"id":1396,"date":"2018-11-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2018-11-04T03:12:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T03:12:40","slug":"hows-your-halo-doing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/hows-your-halo-doing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How\u2019s Your Halo Doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/qkpvf-9de9fd?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/qkpvf-9de9fd?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><em>Today is All Saints\u2019 Day. <\/em><\/strong>On this day, we give thanks for all those who have belonged to God, not as plaster saints, but as men and women of flesh and blood who, by God\u2019s Grace, have come through the muck and the joys of being human. <em>They have endured the darkness and now they shine as stars.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><em>Who are saints? <\/em><\/strong>The saints of God are those persons who inspire us to follow after Jesus \u2014 Mary, Joseph, Francis of Assisi, Patrick, Joan of Arc, Mother Teresa, Pope John XXIII, Pope John Paul II, Oscar Romero and many, many more. Their devotion to God is like precious perfume. It leaves a fragrance to follow after them. <strong>They remind us that to live and to act like Jesus did, is possible for each and every one of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The following words challenge me and help me to follow Jesus and to model the saints in my day-to-day life. I try to read them on a regular basis and to share them with others:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>IF I REALLY CARED\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em>I\u2019d look you in the eyes when you talk to me.<\/em><br \/>\nI\u2019d think about what you\u2019re saying, rather than what I\u2019m going to say next.<br \/>\nI\u2019d hear your feelings as well as your words.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>If I really cared\u2026.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019d listen without defending.<\/em><br \/>\nI\u2019d hear without deciding whether you\u2019re right or wrong.<br \/>\nI\u2019d ask you why, not just how and when and where.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">I<strong>f I really cared\u2026.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019d allow you inside of me.<\/em><br \/>\nI\u2019d tell you my hopes, my dreams, my fears, my hurts.<br \/>\nI\u2019d tell you where I\u2019ve blown it and when I\u2019ve made it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>If I really cared\u2026.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019d laugh with you, but not at you.<\/em><br \/>\nI\u2019d talk with you, and not to you.<br \/>\nAnd I\u2019d know when it\u2019s time to do neither.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>If I really cared\u2026.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I wouldn\u2019t climb over your walls.<\/em><br \/>\nI\u2019d hang around until you let me in the gate.<br \/>\nI wouldn\u2019t unlock your secrets.<br \/>\nI\u2019d wait until you handed me the key.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>If I really cared&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019d love you anyhow.<\/em><br \/>\nBut I\u2019d ask for the best that you can give.<br \/>\nAnd gently draw it from you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>If I really cared\u2026.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019d put my scripts away.<\/em><br \/>\nAnd leave my solutions at home.<br \/>\nThe performances would end.<br \/>\n<em>We\u2019d be ourselves. <\/em><br \/>\nRuth Senter<br \/>\n<em>Startled by Silence<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is All Saints\u2019 Day. On this day, we give thanks for all those who have belonged to God, not as plaster saints, but as men and women of flesh and blood who, by God\u2019s Grace, have come through the muck and the joys of being human. 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