That is why we see thatthe saints are quick to ask forgiveness of others, even when they have not done wrong. While it might be convenient to point the blame at others, it does us no good from a spiritual perspective. The Lord is reminding us that our issues and problems are often problems that we ourselves have caused or allowed. Sowe see the man blaming the disciples since his son was not healed by them, yet the Lord turns the tables and putsthe blame in the rightful place,on the father and his lack of faith.The Lord says “O faithless and perverted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” This was said not only to the man, but to the crowd in general. To do so is to invite the Lord to be harsh in His judgment of us since the Lord says “For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you” (Matt 7:2). We should not judge or blame others when things don’t go our way or when we feel hurt. Each and every Christian must be accountable for their own actions as well as their shortcomings. We say things like “this is all your fault!” That is not good. We blame others and are quick to judge and point when things don’t go our way. Both of these are demonstrated in the Scriptures.” He says “ the faith of the one bringing in the sick was often sufficient for receiving a cure even from lesser ministers, (and) so the virtue of the minister was also sufficient to achieve a miracle even without the faith of those bringing them in. John says that the disciples could often cure the sick, even though no one brought them with faith. In this he has done well, yet he mingles impurity in his request by pointing the blame at others. He is not looking for something selfish, he has come out of love for his son. He says“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.” And then he continues “ And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him.” So he adds a publiccomplaint against the disciples of the Lord and blames them when things don’t go according to his plan. So we see that this man, if it is indeed the same man, showed many signs of unbelief, yet he comes to the Lord and asks him to help but he doesn’t ask with purity of faith. John Chrysostom, there were problems with his request. Hesays that this is the same man whose story is also told in Mark chapter 9, and in that chapter the father says “Help my unbelief.” He also goes on to say to the Lord please heal my son “if you can.” This phrase “if you can” is a sign of his unbelief. However there was an issue, his faith was only a small faith and it was also not pure.Īccording to St. Would that we would all have this kind of love for others and this kind of boldness before the Lord! He fell on his knees and called upon the Lord, out of love, not for himself, but for his son. He cries out “Lord, have mercy on my son,” In this he showed great faith. He comes before Our Lord Jesus Christ and kneels like a beggar without any regard for the crowds or how he might be perceived. At the outset we are quite impressed by this man’s demonstration of reverence and piety. We see a picture of incomplete faith in the actions of the man on behalf of his son, who is possessed of a demon. In today’s gospel reading we see a picture of faith, but it is not yet perfect faith. When the news was sent back to the shop after getting off the stage it took a multiple Bauer employees to verify the win for the boys back home to believe it happened.The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. So we were more than a little surprised when our store was announced as the winner of this year's award again. It might sound a bit cliche but it was a great honour and very humbling to win that award in front of all of our peers. Last year, The Hockey Shop was chosen as the Bauer Canadian Retailer of the Year. In fact, we're proud to say many friendships have been built over a drink or two by the pool. Our store has been invited to the BauerWorld events since their inception and over the year's we've had the pleasure of getting to know the entire Bauer team well. Unfortunately players and goalies will have to wait a bit longer before seeing these new designs hit the shelves.but let's say that something very exciting is on it's way for the Vapor skates and stick families.īeyond the focus on gear, Bauer also brings in industry experts to educate retailers on topics like concussion safety awareness, better in store merchandising, and grow the game initiatives like their aggressive goal to introduce 1,000,000 new players to the game over the next 10 years. Bauer gives us the first look at the new products for the upcoming season and next year's 2015 line up does not disappoint.
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