Wisdom from Msgr. Gerry Krieg

On Wednesday night of this week my congregation was treated to the mind and heart of my priest's friend and mentor, Msgr. Gerry Krieg. I hope to become like him some day; that my whole being will be transformed by and into the love of Christ.

Here are some nuggets of his wisdom:

• Jesus didn't come to be a healer, to start a religion. He came to be a human.
• The Father's "let it be" results in creation. Jesus' "let it be" results in the cross.
• The Father creates out of nothing. The Son creates out of messes.
• The unity of Christians should be like the unity of the trinity; "may they be one as you and I are one."
• If we strive to see Jesus in one another, our creative power will be that much greater. (I need to ask him to speak more about this...)
• Msgr. once told my priest to stop referring to the Roman Catholic church as "Rome". He said, "It's Peter."

The good father prompts so many lines of thought...