tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292701047716374948.post1920332830053358510..comments2023-05-24T08:26:43.201+01:00Comments on Writings Of An Autistic Woman: Surprise! A Reconciliation with God and with Church.Clare Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12711443219888099596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292701047716374948.post-63118962460824992532014-10-21T19:16:41.304+01:002014-10-21T19:16:41.304+01:00I'm very glad to hear this, Clare. I suspect ...I'm very glad to hear this, Clare. I suspect that quests to define God - Unitarian 'one', Trinitarian 'three' or non-theistic entity - are doomed to end in frustration. Perhaps the Jewish 'I AM' is the clearest of all -- the God who just 'is'.<br><br>Maybe it's a peculiarly British thing, but I often find it hard simply to accept my experience of God, without trying too hard to rationalize it. Surely God is ultimately known by the way he touches our lives - the Bible verse that leaps off the page, the worship song that stirs our emotions, or the star-lit sky that speaks of his greatness.<br><br>Of course theology is important - it would be silly to claim otherwise - but I reckon the Psalmist was on to something when he wrote, "Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good." We can stand on the sidelines and analyse God, but to truly experience him/her/it you need to get a good spiritual mouthful.Angela Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882779021382371603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292701047716374948.post-13064253660051005542014-10-20T19:51:33.624+01:002014-10-20T19:51:33.624+01:00I can't watch that video in the UK. Looking u...I can't watch that video in the UK. Looking up "Friendly Persuasion Full Movie" didn't give me the movie. It did give me "Liane, Jungle Goddess" but I somehow don't think that's quite the same! Especially given the images google showed me.<br><br>What is a friendly persuasion higher power anyway? The options are almost infinite among Friends round here. I do like that variety and that freedom in seeking the Divine, or Source, or God, or Spirit. I think the probability is I'll be involved with them, at least in some fashion, for a while. As long as being there brings life to that side of me, and as long as my being there might bring some kind of life to them.<br><br>I hope so anyway - I like it there, both the people in silence and the people in conversation.Clare Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711443219888099596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292701047716374948.post-8793971835384412212014-10-19T08:49:24.159+01:002014-10-19T08:49:24.159+01:00Oh, I do so hope that your Higher Power is of the ...Oh, I do so hope that your Higher Power is of the Friend-ly persuasion! xx<br><br>www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8tWpjfQMp8Deb Thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427347237897894399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292701047716374948.post-55509720831367016532014-10-19T07:32:52.312+01:002014-10-19T07:32:52.312+01:00Good to be experiencing it - and all the other par...Good to be experiencing it - and all the other parts of the story.<br><br>I know the faith I have now is far healthier than the faith I used to have. But that's something for another blog post!<br><br>Blessings, Clare xxClare Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711443219888099596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292701047716374948.post-70170211113464781792014-10-18T21:48:02.410+01:002014-10-18T21:48:02.410+01:00Good to hear this ClareShirley Anne xGood to hear this Clare<br><br>Shirley Anne xShirley Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697497719791327675noreply@blogger.com