Fostering Christian Ascetism

Teaching Your Child

the Meaning

of Suffering

and Struggle

Teaching Your Child

the Meaning of

Suffering

and Struggle

The child is adorable but behind that beauty is the mother’s agony…

SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE. . .

YOU CAN NOT HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO…

SOME GIVE A PART OF THEMSELVES… OTHERS GIVE THEIR ALL…

WE ARE BORN IN and FROM THE SHAPE OF THE CROSS

The cephalocaudal trend is the prenatal growth from conception to 5 months when the head grows more than the body. It is also the trend of infants learning to use their upper limbs before their lower limbs.

The proximodistal trend is the prenatal growth from 5 months to birth when the fetus grows from the inside of the body outwards. When referring to motor development, the proximodistal trend refers to the development of motor skills from the center of the body outwards.

cephalocaudal trend 

 proximodistal trend

Wikipedia describes them: 'Laminins are a family of proteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue‘.

“You see.... Laminins are what hold us together...  LITERALLY. They are cell adhesion molecules. They are what holds one cell of our bodies to the next cell. Without them, we would literally fall apart. And I knew all this already. But what I didn't know is what they LOOKED LIKE…” (from a Doctor)

WE ARE BORN IN and FROM THE SHAPE OF THE CROSS

THE LAMININS

He is before all things, and in him all things HOLD TOGETHER. 'Colossians 1:17  .

IS IT WORTH IT ?IS IT WORTH IT ?

• NO PAIN … NO GAIN…. (pleasure may deaden ‘pain’ but it could jeopardize ‘gain’)

• NO GUTS… NO GLORY…

• EVERYTHING HAS ITS PRICE…

THESE ADAGES ARE ROOTED ON BASIC TRUTHS… The truth of the CROSS… the cross in and of our life….

The heck, I am doing all these and in the long run I’m dead!!!

IS IT WORTH IT ?IS IT WORTH IT ?

Luke 9:23 And he said to all, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.“

MAKING SENSE OF THE INEVITABLE. . .

The Pain that Builds vs. The Gain that Breaks

“Not even once did I tell you to move it . . .”

The Need for FORTITUDEStrength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

BE VERY WARY OF:

Unwarranted Pity1. I am no good….2. Go ahead Kathy, go towards the light3. I wish you were my Dad4. Look for another tutor….5. Sir, DON’T EVER TELL MY DAD

False Maxims • “Masama ba ang magmahal ng anak?• I want to spare them of what I went through• Kaming mga mayayaman, iba kami, kayong mga teacher iba rin kayo…

Crippling Comfort • “Tyranny of the instants• Propensity to make an alibi • lack of initiative; mediocrity

The Toughness And Daring To Commit Sin but the weakness to be in the state of grace

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…Deliver us, oh Lord from every evil and grant us peace in our day, in you mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all

anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the oming our Our Saviou Jesus Christ… (from the Roman Missal)

LEARN FROM THE MOTHER...Suffer your children to carry their crosses that will make them noble… but spare them the crosses asatonement for their … and our grievous neglect…

SANDALWOOD There’s a tree that growsIn a far off landAs a sandalwood it is known And the story goesThat this sandalwoodHas a message of its own For when you cutThe tree, if you tryYou’ll find out it has but one reply To the axe that woundIt leaves sweet perfumeNever once a bitter cry