Great line... 'Spiritual maturity is about learning to tell the difference between the container and the fire.' Thank you for continuing to telling the Story...the Sacred Story
Thank you, Rev. Cameron. Yes, we are all in this together! I have always been fond of Ecclesiastes 7:10: "Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?", for it is not wise to ask such questions." There is no going back; there is only right now, "the fullness of time," God time.
Once again, your pastoral heart and wise words have touched me deeply. I love this Rabbinical story. Jesus came from this long lineage of Jewish teachings. Stories are at the heart of our healings. As we hear and retell the long history of enduring through periods of struggle we can remain hopeful that this too shall pass as long as we carry and share the wisdom of those who came before us. This is one of my favorites of your amazingly prolific sharing. Thank you, Cameron.
I appreciate your wisdom and insight into the human condition and the cultural-theological morass of our day, but once again you always quote Buddha but seldom quote Jesus or any New Testament writer. I agree that other spiritual and secular leaders have wisdom to offer and Christians should be aware of that. But it is Jesus I follow. The Jesus of the New Testament. It is Jesus that too much of Christianity has lost touch with. You could help by bringing Him back into the center of our conversation, our personal and corporate lives.
And maybe if we go deep enough and look within, we will find that the living love that we are is always here in every circumstance and situation- truly enough.
Once again you hit this one out of the park (I'm a baseball fan). Thank you, this is one of your BEST posts. I love the Rabbi story. Your post give me do much hope. Peace and love to you.
Maybe this time is teaching us that certainty is irrelevant. I keep coming back to Anne Lamott's words, "The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty...Faith requires noticing the mess and discomfort and living in the questions until the light returns." Perhaps, it's up to us to let "the fire" bring "the light."
Thank you for this insightful and hopeful outlook on our challenged society today. I enjoyed the simplicity of the story. Mystical Journeys, Kristina Wood
Great line... 'Spiritual maturity is about learning to tell the difference between the container and the fire.' Thank you for continuing to telling the Story...the Sacred Story
Thank you, Rev. Cameron. Yes, we are all in this together! I have always been fond of Ecclesiastes 7:10: "Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?", for it is not wise to ask such questions." There is no going back; there is only right now, "the fullness of time," God time.
Really like 'the sacred after certainty' - certainty is dullifying. Telling stories about uncertainty feels hopeful. Thanks.
Thank you. Reading your words always greatly improves the outlook of my day.
Once again, your pastoral heart and wise words have touched me deeply. I love this Rabbinical story. Jesus came from this long lineage of Jewish teachings. Stories are at the heart of our healings. As we hear and retell the long history of enduring through periods of struggle we can remain hopeful that this too shall pass as long as we carry and share the wisdom of those who came before us. This is one of my favorites of your amazingly prolific sharing. Thank you, Cameron.
I am being asked to carry forth te fire of compassion, and to distribute that fire to others. And for this essay/meditation, I thank your profoundly.
I appreciate your wisdom and insight into the human condition and the cultural-theological morass of our day, but once again you always quote Buddha but seldom quote Jesus or any New Testament writer. I agree that other spiritual and secular leaders have wisdom to offer and Christians should be aware of that. But it is Jesus I follow. The Jesus of the New Testament. It is Jesus that too much of Christianity has lost touch with. You could help by bringing Him back into the center of our conversation, our personal and corporate lives.
And maybe if we go deep enough and look within, we will find that the living love that we are is always here in every circumstance and situation- truly enough.
Once again you hit this one out of the park (I'm a baseball fan). Thank you, this is one of your BEST posts. I love the Rabbi story. Your post give me do much hope. Peace and love to you.
Maybe this time is teaching us that certainty is irrelevant. I keep coming back to Anne Lamott's words, "The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty...Faith requires noticing the mess and discomfort and living in the questions until the light returns." Perhaps, it's up to us to let "the fire" bring "the light."
Thank you, Cameron. Cool waters for a parched heart and mind. Carlen Maddux
Thank you for this insightful and hopeful outlook on our challenged society today. I enjoyed the simplicity of the story. Mystical Journeys, Kristina Wood