Category Archives: God
“Faith Journey”
Let us do our God-given duties. Let us wage our God-sanctioned wars. Let us scorn those God calls scornful. Let us never ask what for. But in the silence, there is a glimmer. And in the glimmer, there lies a … Continue reading
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Miasma
I keep having these beautifully-crafted, long, thoughtful posts come to me when I am not at my computer. Sometimes I have a pen and paper on hand and jot down as much as I can; other times (like during Meeting … Continue reading
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Filed under belief, discernment, ego, faith, God, submission
Paradox
I’ve been wondering about the first commandment recently: “I am the Lord your God… you shall have no other gods before me.” It seems like a fairly straightforward commandment: basically, don’t worship anyone or anything other than God. I always … Continue reading
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Living Faith
“Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, and let thy gifts to us be blessed.” Every Sunday at family dinner with my in-laws, I’ve been saying this prayer along with everyone else before we eat. A couple of days ago, it … Continue reading
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Immersion
The image of the morning sun in a dewdrop is not less than the sun. The reflection of life in your soul is not less than life. The dewdrop mirrors the light because it is one with the light, and … Continue reading
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Quaker Quaker
This post is actually not about Quaker Quaker, but about the idea of a Quaker Quaker, which was explained a bit here: If we became a religious society of Finders, then we’d need to figure out what it means to … Continue reading
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Crossroads
*cue Bone Thugs-n-Harmony music* I’ve discerned that I need to take a break from religious reading for awhile. I don’t think I’ve learned all that I can from religious books; but I have some questions that I need to answer … Continue reading
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Groundless
During Meeting for Worship, I offered up to God the following prayer: Lord, I feel like I’m a fish out of water, flopping around on the shore. Please help me flop back towards your Living Waters instead of further inland. … Continue reading
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Hope
I had a wonderful conversation with my mother-in-law on Friday, as she was driving me to my post-op appointment. Some background is necessary to appreciate how wonderful this conversation was for me: my mother-in-law is a fundamentalist, Evangelical Christian who … Continue reading
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My Body, My Guru
I was thinking earlier today that maybe I should try to find a Buddhist guru to train under. There’s such an emphasis in Buddhism in having a guru or master to guide you on the bodhisattva path that I was … Continue reading
Filed under buddhism, God, health, physical pain