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| readeralexey | Дата: Пятница, 22.05.2026, 00:04 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| There are wrong feelings hidden deeply in our hearts. At times they slip out into our actions; at times they are not even noticed, but they pollute those actions with the stench of sin. Thus, we must pray with David the Prophet: "Cleanse me from secret faults" (Psalm 19:12).
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| vvecheslova | Дата: Суббота, 23.05.2026, 20:47 | Сообщение # 2 |
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| Fr. Jack Sparks’ quote points out that feelings can influence our actions, even when we don’t notice them. I clearly see his point of view. Sin isn’t only about obvious bad choices, it often starts inside us as pride, jealousy, fear, or something alike. When those motives slip into what we do, they can spoil the value of otherwise good actions.
And I agree with this idea completely. A simple example is when someone volunteers or donates money mainly to be praised or to look responsible. The action itself helps others, but the hidden desire for recognition makes it less selfless. Another example is giving advise advice to a friend while secretly wanting to control the situation. The quote actually reminds us that our motives matter just as much as our outward behaviour.
This idea isn’t new to me, to be honest. It fits with my understanding of Christianity. In my view, faith has always been about changing the heart, not just fixing surface behaviour.
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| claudholloway | Дата: Воскресенье, 24.05.2026, 20:09 | Сообщение # 3 |
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| I can see the point of that quote. For me personally, this is about being a hypocrite sometimes. It can be hard to admit, because we all want to look good from other's perspective, and this desire to be appreciated rather than to act out of pure intentions is wrong. As self-centered creatures, we always want to benefit from our actions in some way, and this feeling is hard to actually recognise because of how deeply-rooted it is within us. And because of that our desire to make some profit we may act wrong, guided by sinful and selfish intentions.
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| mariafokina99 | Дата: Понедельник, 25.05.2026, 11:08 | Сообщение # 4 |
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| This quote by Fr. Jack Sparks is about the danger of wrong feelings that we can't or don't want to notice. Everyone has good and bad feelings. The main thing is that feelings and actions depend on us and we should control them. I think the point of this quote is that we should be aware of what we are feeling and doing and that prayer can help get rid of bad feelings. Everyone has "secret faults" that affect people every day during communication with others at home, at work, on the streets: anger, irritation, jealousy, hatred, indifference. I agree that even if we don't notice them, they affect us greatly as bad feelings can poison us and our actions. This statement doesn't express anything new, but it has practical application in my life as a reminder about the power and danger of wrong feelings.
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| boriskorsun3 | Дата: Воскресенье, 14.06.2026, 13:55 | Сообщение # 5 |
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| I completely agree with this quote, and I have noticed such things for myself more than once. The point in the words of Fr. Jack Sparks is that often we ourselves do not notice how we do something without any second thought. For example, we help parents, but not without irritation, or, the most striking example, we donate sums to charities, bragging about it in front of other people. It is important to pray a lot every day so that deeds are cleansed of evil intent and become selfless. From personal experience, I can recall my relationship with my roommate in the dorm. Very often I'm too lazy to help him with something, although most things concern me too. That is why every time I continue to pray and ask God that I be more sincere towards my friends.
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| mariablansh | Дата: Понедельник, 22.06.2026, 20:49 | Сообщение # 6 |
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| I agree with this quote, it reminded me of a saying I came across a long time ago: "Dirt can also shine and pride can appear humble". Indeed, the motives of people's actions are not always obvious. Two people are your friends and it seems to you that both of them are sincere: they support you, listen to you, trust you, help you, present you something and you think that they do it to please you, because they like you, because you are somewhat similar and your souls are drawn to each other. And then you find out that one of them was a real friend of yours and the other one just learned the model of behavior of a "good friend" and followed it for some time, while they needed an "ally" or something like that. Even if our wrong feelings are not visible in our actions or written on our faces the evil is still inside us and sometimes we discover how much badness is actually inside. Looking at others, it's so easy to judge who is proud, who is envious, who is vain and every time you judge someone, you think: "But I'm not like that!" Even if you don't say it directly, you're still putting yourself above others, but if you look deeper into your own thoughts, you'll realize that, "Yes, I am not like that. I'm even worse!"
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