tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post8786831159523723547..comments2024-02-10T08:35:39.336-05:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Learning to FallElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-24525847545418663782008-06-25T23:50:00.000-04:002008-06-25T23:50:00.000-04:00Bill, I have an inkling of an idea that when we ch...Bill, I have an inkling of an idea that when we choose to follow Jesus, he very likely will grab our hand and drag us off the well-lit sidewalk and off into the briars and brambles for an off-road adventure...but he won't let go of us, either.Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-42545937382379335442008-06-25T18:29:00.000-04:002008-06-25T18:29:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I agree that we need to pray for more...I'm not sure I agree that we need to pray for more tigers. The tigers come whether we want them or not and our challenge is to notice and savor the strawberries amid all the sharp teeth, claws, and tiger drool headed right for us. I wonder, too, if tigers can teach us if we turn and meet them face-to-face. I've seen this in friends and family who've had life-threatening or life-changing events and stayed conscious and awake through the journey and chose to befriend their tigers instead of run from them. I'm a relatively new reader to your blog but I've enjoyed it immensely. I will keep you and your friend Gail in my prayers.Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083334962112032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-31211621520152583912008-06-24T15:19:00.000-04:002008-06-24T15:19:00.000-04:00I suspect it's why you ride a motorcycle, BillI suspect it's why you ride a motorcycle, BillElizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-28877516694229330882008-06-24T12:46:00.000-04:002008-06-24T12:46:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, You’ve got me thinking about something ...Elizabeth, You’ve got me thinking about something I’ve just read.<BR/><BR/>It’s “The Book of Creation: An Introduction to Celtic Spirituality, by J. Philip Newell” In it he talks about the “wildness of creation” . If we live life safely, we don’t live at all. It’s only by taking chances that we experience the fullness and richness of life. The thought of being caught between two sets of fangs and claws is what makes the berry so sweet.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-38067350861029858002008-06-24T11:12:00.000-04:002008-06-24T11:12:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, thank you for this! May God bless your ...Elizabeth, thank you for this! May God bless your efforts as you continue to write. I am going through some difficult situations right now and this message spoke to me more than you will ever know. I am so glad that you posted this.<BR/><BR/>Blessings be upon you as you prepare for this service!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-77957883565434840842008-06-24T08:40:00.000-04:002008-06-24T08:40:00.000-04:00Thank you, Fran. Wonderful thoughts. I'm going t...Thank you, Fran. Wonderful thoughts. I'm going to sit down and write some more thoughts later this afternoon. Now I'm off to tend to a thousand details. There are many miles to go before I am able to write, but your thoughts and prayers have already helped me on that journey.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-44401827502795763022008-06-24T08:28:00.000-04:002008-06-24T08:28:00.000-04:00Oh Elizabeth- may Gail rest in peace. So many pray...Oh Elizabeth- may Gail rest in peace. <BR/><BR/>So many prayers for you, I will go write her name and yours in the prayer book when I attend daily mass at 9am.<BR/><BR/>So many things strike me in that reading... The one persistent thing that comes to me is the Rilke poem, about loving the questions and living the questions. I am not sure where or how that helps you or not, but that comes to mind.<BR/><BR/>Another thought is from Viktor Frankl - which is to say that suffering is one thing, and potentially neutral. It is what we do with that suffering that holds the potential to transform us. Which is of course a very Christian thought although not necessarily intended that way.<BR/><BR/>Suffering in common union, as you did with Gail and as we all may do, is the place of some sort of unity or being one with God.<BR/><BR/>These are my prayers and my thoughts, albeit a bit rushed as I head off to church.<BR/><BR/>Peace and much love to you dear sister, at this time of need.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com