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Joanna Bogle: "See Something to be Glad About"

Our Lord never promised that the Church would survive in any one place at any one time...

This random snippet is adapted from the May - June 2009 Special 200th Issue.


"Thanks to the Glad Game.

"Being an optimist in today's Church is being a realist.

"Our Lord never promised that the Church would survive in any one place at anyone time.

"History already has shown us how the Christian communities of the Middle East fell under Islam.

"At the Reformation, half of Europe was lost to heresy, and in England, where heroic martyrs ensured that something was salvaged, it took four centuries before it could be displayed again.

"We must ask God for strength, learn from the past, and remember the Christian virtues that will enable us to keep on.

"Seeking something to be glad about is a form of daily courage that will serve us well."