Avoiding Despair

In this video Fr Mark offers advice for when we are tempted to despair at the state of the world (or our own soul).

[@eaumartineau7890]

Thank you so much for my heart. I needed to hear this. I have the weight of the world on my shoulders after most of my life being a great sinner I've come back to the church three years ago and I've been doing wonderful staying close to God going to confession going to church. However my family is in great mortal sin at least according to the Catholic Church teachings no I'm not condemning them but I'm trying to follow as well but I see they are in mortal sin. This has been weighing on me so much. I've even come across or reached out to my mother about this and then she seems like she's going to try and then she goes back into the same stuff not standing up against my brothers and sisters and my family who are in mortal sin. It just weighs on me and I get angry inside of my heart at my mother for not being a good Christian mother and what I believe is a good Christian mother. This is my sin and I asked God to please forgive me to let go and trust in him. I am not God I am not Jesus Christ. Like you said we already have a savior in our Lord Jesus Christ and I asked God to please take the weight off of my shoulder I have done what I can and give me the courage and strength to do what you will need me to do but also most importantly help me to trust in you Lord you are our savior I cannot save the world not in the sense that you do Lord. So please help me to step back and trust in you God Amen my family is your problem Lord at the end of the day I need to focus on what is right and how I should please you Lord thank you amen

[@catholicyouthperth]

Thank you for sharing your story. We will keep you in our prayers. God Bless

[@markahearne3280]

Please pray for me, I'm 34 and agoraphobic and worry I won't ever get over it

[@mditt7]

I'm 53 and this gave me great comfort. Thank you Father

[@Wardcreek]

Well said, thank you Father!

[@alfredmujahjimmy6500]

If I was been asked by my parents to snub a Diploma for a Professional Certificate in my favourite field, shall I hope to further my studies without despair despite I had to snub for my professional certificate due to bad grades that I have had during my secondary school?

[@lightowl4345]

This is desperately needed now.

[@lillight4JC]

So disappointed in this video. The poor sound and visual quality could be forgiven. However, the priest's restless body language was incongruent. Then when he used the words, "Wallowing in our despair", I had to stop watching! There was no empathy or tenderness or any sign of true understanding of how terrible despair is. In addition, the photo of the girl supposedly in despair was inappropriate and depicted nothing of what true despair looks like. I'm truly happy for anyone who was helped by this video but I pray this video can be replaced with a much better one, for the sake of everyone who is in despair and reaches out in possibly one last hope to find something that will really truly help them. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼