It’s taken seven decades for me to recognize and appreciate the goodness and powerful love God holds for each of us and that you so clearly describe in this reflection. I’m impressed that you have achieved this understanding so young, and I’m grateful to you for sharing the message of God’s love, justice, and peace. Your voice will make a difference. Sending blessings, love, and peace to you. 🩵 🕊️
Because grief fundamentally wants to be seen and heard--this is more preaching to myself than anything because I want to run away to preserve myself when I run into someone whose trauma is way beyond what I can deal with because I was in chosen familial relations with someone who did just that and some to me for a couple of years--maybe, perhaps, it's a "I see you, but sitting with you is way beyond my means currently" angle. And perhaps, an aspect of humility is when we know what we are capable and incapable of at given moments.
I think as believers we get so wrapped up in the word we forget that God experiences emotion. Can you imagine the sadness he felt when man disobeyed? How he had to set up a consequence that he never wanted to do but had too? And ultimately what he had to do to redeem us? True love indeed. When I think about Genesis I think so much about the freedom God has given us to choose. All he really wants is for us to choose Him.
Marc, I agree with you that God holds every one of us, and every living creature, in infinite love. Over a long life, my understanding of Christ’s passion and death have evolved towards the “alternative orthodoxy” of the Franciscan Order that Richard Rohr (CAC.org) describes in his writing and talks. This view is of a God of love who suffers with us and with the created world, a God whose Son became human, suffered, died, and rose in order to teach all of us what it means to be human. Rohr’s teaching has been powerfully freeing for me, because it presents a Scripture based view that the power of our Original blessing is more foundational
than our human sinfulness. Peace and good to you 🕊️
It’s taken seven decades for me to recognize and appreciate the goodness and powerful love God holds for each of us and that you so clearly describe in this reflection. I’m impressed that you have achieved this understanding so young, and I’m grateful to you for sharing the message of God’s love, justice, and peace. Your voice will make a difference. Sending blessings, love, and peace to you. 🩵 🕊️
You are so very kind 🥺
This is a very important word, imo. Thank you for your openness in your writing.
I respect you so much for seeing this need and your felt lack. Much love Trey.
🥺🫂
Because grief fundamentally wants to be seen and heard--this is more preaching to myself than anything because I want to run away to preserve myself when I run into someone whose trauma is way beyond what I can deal with because I was in chosen familial relations with someone who did just that and some to me for a couple of years--maybe, perhaps, it's a "I see you, but sitting with you is way beyond my means currently" angle. And perhaps, an aspect of humility is when we know what we are capable and incapable of at given moments.
Yeah, I won’t lie—I’m still working thru this personally 😮💨
I think as believers we get so wrapped up in the word we forget that God experiences emotion. Can you imagine the sadness he felt when man disobeyed? How he had to set up a consequence that he never wanted to do but had too? And ultimately what he had to do to redeem us? True love indeed. When I think about Genesis I think so much about the freedom God has given us to choose. All he really wants is for us to choose Him.
Marc, I agree with you that God holds every one of us, and every living creature, in infinite love. Over a long life, my understanding of Christ’s passion and death have evolved towards the “alternative orthodoxy” of the Franciscan Order that Richard Rohr (CAC.org) describes in his writing and talks. This view is of a God of love who suffers with us and with the created world, a God whose Son became human, suffered, died, and rose in order to teach all of us what it means to be human. Rohr’s teaching has been powerfully freeing for me, because it presents a Scripture based view that the power of our Original blessing is more foundational
than our human sinfulness. Peace and good to you 🕊️
So much beauty in this story.
YES!!!!