And here is the scene where Buzz saves the day, reuniting Woody and himself with Andy, the young boy who loves them. But his ability to do this was made possible because another child had strapped a rocket to him. That child had misused him. But in accepting this humiliation, Buzz found his greatness and saved the day. He did so not by his false pride, but by the very thing that humiliated him. In his weakness and by accepting that he was powerless (for toys do not have power of their own) he became strong and received his ability to go sailing once more.
Monsignor Pope Ping!
God redeems us through our weakness and the attendant despair - as long as we turn to Him He will show us He is forever faithful. The poor in spirit ....
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Thank you for posting these - ALWAYS worth a read. I just read this headline to Mrs Don-o while she is getting her bath. It is spot on to something we were discussing about ego centrism.
This isn’t flying, it’s falling...with Style!
There is a pilgrimage here, which is similar to the pilgrimage of Christian in Pilgrim's Progress. Your sins drive you to Christ. You then think you are what Christ needs to fulfill His mission. When that falls flat, you begin to think that you can't possibly be what Christ needs to fulfill His mission--with Christian, that is when he falls into the Slough of Despond. Then you realize that you were never what Christ needed to fulfill His mission, but you are the one that Christ wants to use, in His own way, to fulfill His mission, because He loves you enough to want you with Him. I am slowly coming to that final realization, and it has taken 60 years. The Msgr. is blessed that he has come there much sooner in his life, because that means Christ will be able to use him for a much longer time on this earth.