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Avoiding three regrets

6/10/2020

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A group of older adults was once asked, “What three things would you do differently if you had your life to live over again?” Here are their top three answers:

I wish I could be more reflective.
I wish I could have been more courageous.
I wish I could have contributed more.


We may wish we could live differently in these ways. The good news is that
we can do so. Insofar as we do, we are living a life of faith. Faith is a gift and
a choice.

The faithful person is reflective. He or she steps back from the rush of time’s
river to consider personal experience in the light of eternity.

The faithful person demonstrates courage. By resting in God, that person becomes able to do and to endure with a courage more moral than physical.

The faithful person is a contributor. Aware of blessings, that person welcomes ways to serve and give, distributing assets to further the common good.

Reflection, courage, contributions—these can be regrets that haunt our later years or can be, whatever our age, characteristic of how we live. You decide!

Charles Hoffacker
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    The Rev. Charles Hoffacker is a retired priest of the Diocese of Washington
    who lives in Greenbelt, Maryland. He and his wife Helena Mirtova are members of Ascension and St. Agnes.

    The Rev. Mary McCue, is a vocational deacon and currently ministers at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes.
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    The Rev. Dominique Peridans is the Rector of Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes. 

    Molly Jane Layton is a seminarian intern at Ascension and St. Agnes. 

    Zach Baker Rodes is a seminarian intern at Ascension and St. Agnes.

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  • Who We Are
    • Our Mission, Vision, Beliefs, and Values
    • What ASA Membership Looks Like
    • Our History
    • Our Leadership >
      • Parish Staff
      • Vestry
    • Unique Considerations >
      • To what 'denomination' do we belong?
      • What is an Anglo-Catholic?
      • Apolitical or Supra Political?
      • Are We an LGBT-Affirming Parish?
  • Worship
    • About our Worship >
      • Attending Mass
      • Music
    • Upcoming Celebrants and Preachers
  • Community
    • Outreach
    • Fellowship
    • Adult Formation >
      • Adult Theology Upcoming
      • Knowing Christ
  • Connect
    • Contact us
    • Newsletter
    • Baptism
    • Pastoral Care >
      • Pastoral Offices >
        • Reconciliation (Confession)
      • Prayer Requests
    • Stewardship
  • Calendar
  • Donate Online
  • Restoration Campaign
  • About Formation
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