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CONCRETE INSTRUMENTS OF HOLINESS
The fixed points of the Nagai family
CONCRETE INSTRUMENTS OF HOLINESS
1. prayer, alWays
From the very beginning, the Moriyama family, lovingly
welcomes the student Takashi and prays for his conversion.
During the war, Midori entrusts Takashi to Mary every day with
the prayer of the rosary....
Midori died with a rosary in her hands.
As an atheist, Takashi is fascinated and attracted to see how
Christians pray.
ideas For reFlection
• Am I able to pray?
• Do I draw any benefit from the way I pray?
• How can I make my dialogue with God a time of true listening?
2. WorkinG on oneselF
Takashi accepted the cross of Midori’s illness and death, not
by withdrawing from the pain, but by working on himself, in order to
make God’s plan emerge more and more in his life.
ideas For reFlection
• I reflect on my own journey of conversion: can I work on
my limits? What, in particular, can I work on to make myself more
amiable?
