tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457782610616273742.post5663575149957849661..comments2018-05-27T04:22:13.975-04:00Comments on Lady of Silences: Soelle - A Spirituality of Creation - IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457782610616273742.post-75957254712299184502013-06-28T01:46:09.940-04:002013-06-28T01:46:09.940-04:00Thanks so much, Lindy. I think you're right a...Thanks so much, Lindy. I think you're right about the cart and the horse. I liked this, especially: "in being found by God, opening to that experience and later being opened by it, that I was able to see myself as a member of the forest." Amazing how God finds us.<br /><br />I am often in a state of wonder at your wonder in the places you have been living and traveling. <br /><br />Imagine, blogging again ;)kladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526715552795733402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457782610616273742.post-31096302580720005032013-06-27T04:55:53.412-04:002013-06-27T04:55:53.412-04:00Well, you never know where that might take you. A...Well, you never know where that might take you. And without the actual materials I appreciate whatever I can get so I'm glad you're not living up to your moniker on this one. <br /><br />I enjoyed this last night and again this morning. -- I am just ga-ga for this little app called POCKET which allows you to save a page and read it off-line. Very handy, and now available for Mac.<br /><br />I also feel that the cart is before the horse when we speak of being led to god by mere beauty. In other words, I don't think you can find god in the forest until God has found you, and then you'll see her everywhere: forest, city, everywhere.<br /> <br />It was in being found by God, opening to that experience and later being opened by it, that I was able to see myself as a member of the forest. There's the grass, and lichen, some monkeys, the banyon, and me. And I believe that God rubs against all that, responding and being responded to by the stone and the human heart as well. (Maybe not so very different, those two.) I know God is in the forest, but I don't expect to find him there. I don't have to go out looking for God. Just wait. God is there. It is the same with beauty. Open your eyes, and there it is.<br /><br />Of course I did not always see the world this way, and circumstances may change so that I don't again. I am fortunate to have fairly good brain chemistry and a little luck as well so that the world looks good to me. But I know that in addition to my good fortune something has happened between me and God to make this possible. What that is, I can't say because I don't know. Also, it is one of the things I don't really want to know. If there is one thing I've learned from God it's that some things really are to high up there for me to understand. I don't grasp at that. All I can do is... well, maybe that's my awe. <br /><br />Also, I do not believe in the goodness of creation. Sure, God said it was good. But in the very next chapter he runs us out of the place and tells us to start scratching out a living from the rocky ground. God is good. Creation is neutral. I like creation. I like the little birds, and all. It all reminds me of God's amazing creativity and innovation. And, being a laggardly sort anyway, I can sit and look at nature all day... but I don't make any kind of judgements about it's goodness. After all, the pretty little bird is going to eat the marvelously constructed worm and shit on the innocent lichen. So who's good? It's not for me to say.<br /><br />Thanks for this, Kathy. There is some good material to think on here<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />LindyLindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662429826507775390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457782610616273742.post-22221094060228402502013-06-26T06:32:50.558-04:002013-06-26T06:32:50.558-04:00Thanks, Lindy. I do understand your limited Inter...Thanks, Lindy. I do understand your limited Internet time and very much appreciate you're being willing to spend time with this. I fear, however, that it's going to take me some time to get through the forest to the trees, so I'm not sure what you can get from this. Working on the trees. Thank you.kladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526715552795733402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457782610616273742.post-83285787150272779102013-06-26T04:48:35.797-04:002013-06-26T04:48:35.797-04:00You probably realize that I have limited internet ...You probably realize that I have limited internet time, but I've got this saved via an app that lets me read things off-line so I'll give it a going over tonight. Just wanted to click over, though, and say that I'm enjoying your reflections. Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662429826507775390noreply@blogger.com