tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post7067164882736416943..comments2023-10-31T09:21:18.317-04:00Comments on wonders never cease: The Heart of the MatterRebecca Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-23300976384904844552010-08-19T22:35:10.447-04:002010-08-19T22:35:10.447-04:00Becky, I was just about to write up a post about o...Becky, I was just about to write up a post about our fallen humanity. Sometimes, I feel like our hearts are matched up. :) It's hard, this reckoning, at times, but in the end, what it's all about. The fact that we keep trying is the important thing, I think.Roxane B. Salonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459456545891720716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-31985914020455336122010-08-19T14:02:45.480-04:002010-08-19T14:02:45.480-04:00Your responses always blow me away.
Thank you, y&#...Your responses always blow me away.<br />Thank you, y'all.Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-10252535046220346692010-08-19T10:09:18.626-04:002010-08-19T10:09:18.626-04:00Okay, I just got shivers reading that, Becky. So ...Okay, I just got shivers reading that, Becky. So true in my life as well.Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-11560551442504856202010-08-19T09:41:11.677-04:002010-08-19T09:41:11.677-04:00I love it when there is that level of synchronicit...I love it when there is that level of synchronicity in life and when I am able to experience it too.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-32773924405534359652010-08-19T09:29:26.991-04:002010-08-19T09:29:26.991-04:00I very much remember that same feeling and wonderi...I very much remember that same feeling and wondering why I had never seen it before. I didn't realize it was something everyone experienced though. Thank you for sharing. I'm sure just your understanding helped them to know that its just another natural progression of life - to see things more of how they really are.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566931712540199116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-7522203789425025622010-08-19T06:26:48.251-04:002010-08-19T06:26:48.251-04:00Well, I must say you are winning points from me fo...Well, I must say you are winning points from me for good taste in music! I love the Don Henley lyrics (and the song) - the way he comes to that realization, "I think it's about.... forgiveness" Very profound song. <br />And John Gorka - i'm a diehard folky, and was listening to him years ago while in college. <br /><br />Anyways, about Grace: All I can say is thank God that it covers me, and it alwasy goes before me. Otherwise there would be no hope.Bradley J. Moorehttp://www.shrinkingthecamel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-54317863067307889182010-08-18T22:55:42.345-04:002010-08-18T22:55:42.345-04:00as commented the other day - recognizing the depth...as commented the other day - recognizing the depths of our own need for grace makes room to rcv it & once rcvd, we know we cannot withold it from another.<br /><br />praying 'our Father' reflectively rather than by rote would be one suggestion ~<br />'forgive us our sins as we forgive those who've sinned against us' -<br />to what extent do we wish our sins to be forgiven? ...<br /><br />and since you asked for a song ;)-<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BUrKYNHHtU&feature=related<br /><br />Well the past is playing with my head<br />And failure knocks me down again<br />I am reminded of the wrong that I <br />have said and done<br />And that devil just won't let me forget<br />In this life<br />I know what I've been <br />But here in your arms<br />I know what i am<br />I'm forgiven <br />I'm forgiven<br />I don't have to carry the weight<br />on who I've been 'cause i'm<br />forgiven<br />Wrong mistakes are running through<br />my mind<br />And i relive my days in the<br />middle of the night<br />And i struggle with my pain<br />And wrestle with my pride<br />Sometimes i feel alone and i cry<br />In this life i know what i've been<br />But here in your arms i know <br />what i am<br />I'm forgiven <br />I'm forgiven<br />I don't have to carry the weight on<br />who i've been 'cause i'm forgiven<br />When i don't fit in<br />And i don't feel like i belong anywhere<br />When i don't measure up to much in this life<br />Oh, I'm a treasure in the arms of Christ<br />'Cause i'm forgiven<br />Oh, I'm forgiven<br />I don't have to carry the weight on who i've been<br />'Cause I'm forgivenFaith Hope and Cherryteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170392449995588653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-27310590032172080482010-08-18T21:25:35.350-04:002010-08-18T21:25:35.350-04:00That Don Henley song is superb. Once we sang it in...That Don Henley song is superb. Once we sang it in church and there was such an outpouring of people truly struck by the message that before had been obscured by constant radio play and its "pop"ness. but Forgiveness surely is the heart of the matter...for all of us. Thanks again Rebecca.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178225907455093962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-86542714751422350782010-08-18T14:03:04.345-04:002010-08-18T14:03:04.345-04:00Forgiveness, ah the story of my life :-)
What a b...Forgiveness, ah the story of my life :-)<br /><br />What a beautiful, timely post. Just yesterday I told someone I haven't seen in 27 years that I forgive him. This person did some horrible things--some people even said I should just turn my back on him. Once I uttered those words I felt cleansed, renewed, love. But most of all my spirit felt free. <br /><br />So true Becky, that eventually these people will come to reach forgiveness on their own, with the help of god. It's wonderful they had you to confide in. That is HUGE. I sure wish I had confided in someone when I was younger.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271864194625919704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-22668655751705684712010-08-18T13:01:23.777-04:002010-08-18T13:01:23.777-04:00Oh boy. This one is a doozy isn't it? I heard ...Oh boy. This one is a doozy isn't it? I heard something about jealousy the other day that works for unforgiveness too. You can hold onto it if you insist, but the object of your passion isn't fazed a bit by it, and you're the only one who suffers. <br /><br />What I feel about hypocrisy is that the weakness or sin isn't the part that makes it so. It's the mask of perfection. So why do we do that? I have to confess, I do find some friendships outside of the church far more free of that mask. Out here we kind of all admit we're just stumbling along, doing the best we can. I don't know why we can't bring that honesty into the pews. He's the good one, he's the perfect one, and we're all just here to be grateful for it.<br /><br />I feel awful for your young friends, and like you, I relate to how they feel. And I couldn't have said it I don't think - but the hard (and actually kind of freeing) truth is that we don't get to point to any of that hypocrisy when God asks us how we feel about <i>him</i> and what we did about it. That's a hard one to live out.Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621332625562122360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-51456234306120645772010-08-18T11:38:25.560-04:002010-08-18T11:38:25.560-04:00What a beautiful post. One I'm sure we all nee...What a beautiful post. One I'm sure we all need to read. Thank you. :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.com