tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32876195540239817.post8094279475189715437..comments2022-03-28T00:51:16.645-07:00Comments on The capuchins Kenya: Br. Steve (OmeraNdogo)capuchinkenyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00794726696302687435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32876195540239817.post-58640047772397648542015-09-17T21:34:17.034-07:002015-09-17T21:34:17.034-07:00Wau! “Boyishly young!” I certainly do not know Br....Wau! “Boyishly young!” I certainly do not know Br. Steve but I have heard dozens of lay persons commenting that priests, religious men and women often appear a lot younger than their biological years. True or not, I am not sure! But I like to think that if they indeed appear young, this is part of the hundredfold blessing that Jesus promises in the gospels. Mt 19:29 – “Anyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children or land for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and also inherit the kingdom.” It’s no big wonder then that the little boy described above finds it easy to get along with Br. Steve because he identifies with his youthfulness. I bet it will also be easy for older folks to approach Br. Steve for spiritual/pastoral care when he becomes a priest because by virtue of priesthood, they will see in him a ‘shepherd of the flock’. Isn’t this the hundredfold blessing? Br. Steve can make God’s presence felt among the young and old alike!<br />Live long Br. Steve! Be a blessing to all!<br />I am left asking, “Have I taken or am I taking back that which I already left behind? Because if that is the case, then there will be no room for the hundredfold blessing.<br />Daugher https://www.blogger.com/profile/16056526396381961945noreply@blogger.com