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Visible/Invisible: May 2007
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Sunday, May 13, 2007. When Mary uttered her brief and obedient, “So be it,” I hardly dare say what happened then — the word of the creature brought the Creator into the world. 8212; Metropolitan Philaret of. It wasn’t until I attended an Orthodox service that I experienced a community offering profound reverence to a woman:. More honorable than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word. 8220;Theo...
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Visible/Invisible: Praying to--or with--Mary and the Saints
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Thursday, September 22, 2011. Praying to- or with- Mary and the Saints. 8220;Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.” (Hebrews 12: 1-2a). 8221; So we are “praying for the prayers” of the Saints, so to speak. My hour has not yet come.”. 8220;Because ...
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Visible/Invisible: Why I Don't Hate Religion
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Why I Don't Hate Religion. Here's what I read: http:/ i.imgur.com/mpQA0.jpg. It's a montage of articles on evils perpetuated by religious people. It's posted as a justification for hating religion (and religious people) as a whole. And the emotional impact is enough to make any kindhearted soul want to go an an anti-religious rampage. But then, that would be hypocritical. Of those sins. I was just never able to shake the idea of a God who i...
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Visible/Invisible: January 2012
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Why I Don't Hate Religion. Here's what I read: http:/ i.imgur.com/mpQA0.jpg. It's a montage of articles on evils perpetuated by religious people. It's posted as a justification for hating religion (and religious people) as a whole. And the emotional impact is enough to make any kindhearted soul want to go an an anti-religious rampage. But then, that would be hypocritical. Of those sins. I was just never able to shake the idea of a God who i...
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Visible/Invisible: Children of Suicide Club
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Thursday, April 11, 2013. Children of Suicide Club. Taken at Seattle "Out of the Darkness" Suicide Prevention Walk for AFSP. The secret blog entry in the link below was a tentative step toward the chasm. Writing publicly about it felt reckless, wrong and necessary. Http:/ gardenofmirth.blogspot.com/2006/01/children-of-suicide-club.html. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mill Creek, WA, United States. Writer, mom, mentor, matushka, many miles to go . Follow me on Twitter.
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Visible/Invisible: Letter from my Grandmother
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Sunday, October 17, 2010. Letter from my Grandmother. This is a letter from my Nana, sent to my mother after my mother had a miscarriage and was despairing of ever having children. I often think of the generations of praying women from whom I came, and what an impact that had on me- the firstborn who, after four miscarriages (one, my twin), finally arrived. February 16, 1960. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mill Creek, WA, United States. View my complete profile.
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Visible/Invisible: February 2007
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Friday, February 23, 2007. 8220;Standing in the temple we stand in heaven.”. By Fr Alexander Schmemann, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. I always tell myself that liturgy is a hard sell. Many folks see liturgy as “empty ritual;” others see it as superstition, still others see it as boring, interminably long and irrelevent to their daily lives. I’ve heard it said that life is really just about showing up. So this is where I show up on Sunday mornings, presen...Are You...
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Visible/Invisible: April 2013
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Thursday, April 11, 2013. Children of Suicide Club. Taken at Seattle "Out of the Darkness" Suicide Prevention Walk for AFSP. The secret blog entry in the link below was a tentative step toward the chasm. Writing publicly about it felt reckless, wrong and necessary. Http:/ gardenofmirth.blogspot.com/2006/01/children-of-suicide-club.html. Busty Sphinx" or "The Unique Gift of a Secret Blog". Http:/ gardenofmirth.blogspot.com/2006/01/busty-sphinx.html. And perhaps by the ref...
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Visible/Invisible: A Few Words About Being a Recipient of Stolen Goods
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Musings on Life and Spirituality. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. A Few Words About Being a Recipient of Stolen Goods. When we lost my husband's income in 2011, we never thought we'd still be in this situation two years later. I had a "friend" refer to any kind of tax-supported social program as government theft, chastising me for receiving "stolen goods," which was not only immoral, but "bad for the soul.". Even if we had NO compassion, and believed that the poor were all drug-abusing parasites who should simpl...