Monday, January 28, 2013

"Ahh, but Father, there isn't any redemption without a little bit of blood." -Father Dobberstein quote re-said by Father Louis H. Greving

Father H. Greving impacted me because of his dedication to another mans vision. First, it involved ultimate trust in Father Dobberstein, since he said the vision was indeed from God. Also, the vision itself is one that can't be accomplished easily, and requires time, health, and effort to create just as good of art as Father Dobberstein.

What this person stands for is his God, his religion. And that is a great and important part of our culture today, no matter what beliefs we share they make up who we are.

Personally, I am a Christian, and dedicate much of my time to church and praise band. To me it's not a religion but a relationship. And being a Christian, shapes a lot of who I am, my morals and deep beliefs. Every Christian in my opinion is like Father Louis H. Greving. We may not be working to achieve his particular vision on Earth, but we are all working to someday receive the ultimate vision of heaven. While Father Greving prepares by creating beautiful Grotto's to spread the word of God, we do the same every Sunday, or out and about when someone asks us about God, we spread the word.



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5 comments:

  1. Its rare to see someone as dedicated to their work as he is, makes you wish that everyone felt the same sense of fulfillment.

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  2. I like what you said about Father Greving preparing to spread the work of God through his Grottos. I definitely believe God gave him this vision and that he was simply living it out until it was time for him to move on the a better place. He had true dedication to his projects, as Christians have true dedication to the Lord.

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  3. I felt that he was very dedicated but i think it would be very difficult to spend you life building a shrine maybe because i'm looking from the outside in

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  4. I agree that faith is not so much about your religion as it is about your relationship with God. I think that by creating these grotto's it was Father Greving's way of building onto his relationship with God. Think of all the time he would have to talk to God throughout all of this. Not to mention his reasons behind doing this. He was a very dedicated man.

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  5. I really think it is great how much time you spend with your religion a lot of people these days have never even stepped foot in a church and i think that is a shame, good post!

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