tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872658.post8360976559148078746..comments2023-04-04T08:53:57.011-07:00Comments on the fricken coop: My Emergency Response Planscruffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04127548900155916268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872658.post-25867249621436063252011-03-16T03:01:23.916-07:002011-03-16T03:01:23.916-07:00A very interesting article. i only vaguely rememb...A very interesting article. i only vaguely remember the flap about that but the idea of the Silence of God is alive and well in more than just the Catholic church. We have songs about it and i've heard more than one pastor do a whole sermon series on it. The book of Job is all about it. The one Father hits on it though, it should drive you back to Jesus. And when you do, you'll find he's a lot closer than you think... <br /><br />In Matthew Jesus tells a story...<br /> 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’<br /><br /> 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’<br /><br /> 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’<br /><br />A lot of people get bugged by this story because it's one of judgement, which it is but that's missing one really beautiful point. That Jesus himself suffers and is with every poor person, everyone in prison, everyone lost, alone, hungry, thirsty. He didn't promise us a life without suffering, He promised that we wouldn't suffer alone. He's not far away. He's right there and i'm pretty sure that He would answer a prayer as simple as "hugs?"scruffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127548900155916268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872658.post-34395037595406087502011-03-15T20:56:28.540-07:002011-03-15T20:56:28.540-07:00This reminds me of something I heard about Mother ...This reminds me of something I heard about Mother Teresa, so I googled and found an article: http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/3099/Catholics-relate-to-Mother-Teresa.aspx.<br /><br />A bit comforting, but mostly terrifying. I guess I'm a scaredy cat. It's true.Katiehttp://www.xanga.com/eilonwy77noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872658.post-3117156107086308472011-03-15T06:51:29.268-07:002011-03-15T06:51:29.268-07:00Faith is as much a gift of grace as peace, hope an...Faith is as much a gift of grace as peace, hope and joy. i don't mind praying for yours. <br /><br />My breath catches in my chest and i feel all shaky when i watch those scenes because i know i'm watching people die. Watching an entire town/city just ... disappear into churning black water... it stops me. i want it to not be real, to be a movie but i know it's a more real life than the life i'm living. And i remember that the ground i'm standing on stays stable only by His grace too. i am ashes and dust and yet i am sooooo loved and fearfully made. It is the duality of our existence. Princely (or Princessly ;) humility.scruffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127548900155916268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872658.post-72594031922081376232011-03-15T05:59:27.494-07:002011-03-15T05:59:27.494-07:00It's a good plan. I've been thinking of y...It's a good plan. I've been thinking of your "hubris" comment lately. Snow in the mountains seems like nothing compared to the other things the earth can do. <br /><br />Watching TV coverage is mostly just fascinating -- how can that actually happen? -- but then I hear about people who lost children or spouses.... and then last night I couldn't sleep and was sad about the fragility of life. I have these kids and I cuddle them up, but it will end, be gone -- at any moment it can all be torn apart. It's very scary to have a shaky faith when thinking of such things. Why is it shaky? Hmmmmm. Perhaps it isn't, really. Perhaps there will be an analysis another day.Katiehttp://www.xanga.com/eilonwy77noreply@blogger.com