Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Get On With The Game (During a trip to Canberra, Mother Hilda stopped in Goulburn for a break. While having her cuppa and muffin she was watching a football game on the establishment’s big screen. One player kicked the ball outside and we got it replayed 100 times. The dismay on the face of the crowd, the disappointment on the part of his teammates and the sheer demoralisation of the poor man himself. We saw it from every angle. And it struck me, you know. God never does that with you and me. We make mistakes all the time. We do things we wish we hadn't done, and God gets on with the game. He says, I've cast your wrongdoing from my sight, I cannot call it to mind, and he gets on with the game. It's only you and I who keep ourselves back. Let's get on with the game today.)
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