Reflection Of The Count Of Monte Cristo

is always with us. No matter how bad circumstances get, God will be beside us

Everyday people seem change themselves in one way or another, but sometimes people change their appearance and personality to the point where those who were close to them, can not even recognize them in a crowd. The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, is a story of a sailor, Edmond Dantes, who was betrayed during his prime time of his life by the jealousy of his friends. Dantes is sent to prison where he spends countless years planning an escape with the help of a fellow prisoner. The prisoner informs Dantes that he knows where a treasure is that one man can not even dream about. Dantes friend then happens to die, leaving Dantes with the information of where the treasure is.

Faith in a "higher power" is often used as a crutch by many in times of struggle. However, when that crutch is removed, the hardships that need to be overcome seem to increase as hope diminishes. This is true

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Edmond was wrongly accused of treason and sent to imprisonment for life. Edmond spends his next 14 years in the disconsolate Chateau d’lf, a prison sitting on an island at which no prisoner has ever escaped. As Edmond has lost all hope and “... God has faded from (his) heart,” he meets a priest, an old man who was sent to Chateau d’lf 11 years before Edmond. The priest is a very knowledgeable man with great persistence and belief in god. Continuously throughout the movie, the priest helps Edmond keep his belief in God and reminds him of why he is trying to escape similar to when King Melchizedek in The Alchemist was reminding Santiago that, “It's your mission on earth." Both of these men required a guardian and another person pushing them on and guiding them in their

In life we are given obstacles. Some obstacles may be a lot worse than others, but everyone faces them. The only way to overcome them is by keeping faith in God. During these challenging times in life, people start to question why keep faith in someone or something that is causing pain and suffering to themselves and/or the rest of the world. They start to give up hope and start losing their faith in God.

Edmond is imprisoned wrongfully and wasts away in prison and when i say waste away i mean it was the medieval ara so it wasn't a good place to be and it was amazing that he didn't die while he was there. Once he was released however he claimed his riches and went to his castle, it is here when he begins planning his revenge on the three men who got him locked up. He made the decision to use their greatest vice or most favorite thing for his revenge so that the impact cuts deep. So if the man was greedy then he would use his greed as part of his revenge.

Some times the question of “Where is God” surfaces with all the adversities, and I find myself asking “what is God doing for all these people who are suffering?” But however amidst all the issues I know that He is there, and all these problems and conflicts do not change the fact that God exists, and I still have hope for change for these suffering people no matter what the circumstance.

Most often, students ask me how I cope with such variety of situations especially with dying patients, or telling a family member that there is nothing more to do. I immediately tell them that I fully rely on God for my strength and compassion. I cannot image a day without constant access to God for strength and comfort by simply praying silently throughout the day. Sharing situations that I have witnessed opens the door to plant a simple seed of faith and that there is always hope even in times of pain, suffering and sorrow. “Hope is essential to life.” (Townes 2007) With repeated exposure to tragic events often resulting in death, it is easy to question God’s

At our table during the retreat the song Roar by Katy Perry was discussed. “You held me down, but I got up Already brushing off the dust, You hear my voice, your hear that sound, Like thunder, gonna shake the ground, You held me down, but I got up, Get ready cause I've had enough, I see it all, I see it now…” Roar, Katy Perry. It was ironically the children at the Roy Petitfils school that caused some of the most pain in his life. They bullied and hurt him. God calls the children to him as being the most innocent and in this instance they were those that caused the most pain. Moving from being seen and bullied to not being spoken to at all is painful. Is this the way God feels at times. When we are so consumed with ourselves that we fail to respect and pay reverence. When we are hurting we demand that God be there and fix our problems. When we perceive that God has indeed fixed the issue he is slide back in to the shadows with no acknowledgment. Similar to the ministers in the Wounded Healer. we need to be more present in our own happiness. We are drawn to those that shine. We need to acknowledge others, positive affirmations a way to allow others to see us. Hey I noticed you did this ... It's hard to talk about the lights we are. We need to think about our self. Everything happens for a reason. Show gratitude to and for others...bring the

Even when things are going badly in my life, my constant drive pushes me towards God, questioning why things are happening and looking to God to show me the way, granting me patience and guidance through an incredibly hard time. Thus, even in times of darkness, my relationship with God is strengthened. Furthermore, the mystery of faith excites me and I can use this to strengthen my spirituality with God by thinking about him.

In the beginning of the story, Edmond was a cheerful and nonchalant guy with nothing to value but his position as captain of the Pharoan, friend’s loyalty, Mercedes’ love, and his father. However, after enduring 14 years of treacherous mental and physical pain had taught him to forget those things and to value something else. Now, the Count of Monte Cristo values nothing but revenge to those who betrayed him, knowledge and power, “During those hours of meditation, which flowed by like seconds, he formed a terrible resolution and swore a fearful oath…’I regret having helped you clarify your past and having told you what I did’…Because I’ve instilled in your heart a feeling that wasn’t there before: vengeance” (Dumas 58). After arriving to an epiphany that Fernand, Villefort, and Danglar

“Sometimes when we are hurting, we feel all alone and that, of all people, God has no idea what we are experiencing. This is a lie. Two thousand years ago, God stepped out of paradise so that He could experience our pain. He not only saw our suffering, but He tasted it, He wore it, He lived it, and He died as a result of

Introduction: God guides and protects us through all crisis by showing his power in faith to overcome. Sometimes we ask God “help us” or “save us” only when a crisis is present in our lives and forget

1 Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. 2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. 3 I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength. 5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care. 6 You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. 7 Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. 8 You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape; 9 my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you. 10 Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you? 11 Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction? 12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion? 13 But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you. 14 Why, Lord, do you reject me and hide your