Daily Excerpt: A Believer-in-Waiting's First Encounters with God (Mahliou) - The Letter
Excerpt from A Believer-in-Waiting's First Encounters with God -- The Letter I once wrote a rather nasty note to an interim priest. He said something negative about our previous parish priest during Mass, in the presence of that priest, something that was not true and clearly hurt our former priest’s feelings. It was an attempt by the interim priest to make a joke, but it fell flat. The inappropriateness of it stirred feelings of indignation within me. (There we go with judgment! Who am I to judge? Yet I did!) I decided to write an irate letter, something that is generally out of character for me when it comes to priests. I highly value all the priests in my life and am grateful for them and to them, and I certainly do not expect them to be perfect. In this case, though, I was certain that I had the high road, and I explained all my concerns to the interim priest in four written pages! As I folded the letter to mail it, I felt a twinge out of nowhere, a strong feeling that wha