tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post113764752209793828..comments2023-10-24T08:51:39.726-05:00Comments on In Lay Terms: Why Do I Worry?Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308078791932985528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-1137727423030706062006-01-19T21:23:00.000-06:002006-01-19T21:23:00.000-06:00Ross, ditto to what Damien says (and your momma). ...Ross, ditto to what Damien says (and your momma). in Bending the Rule, Christopher just posted about how untidy our "liberal" and "conservative" labels truly are. We think we they are quite set. Perhaps they are, but I never fit in them very neatly (perhaps it is I who am untidy).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I don't think we should be ashamed of "upsetting" someone because we are Christian. If that is what we are, then so be it. AND if some one else follows a different path, we can let be with that. We can begin to model a different kind of Christian behaviour (not modeled by folk such as Pat Robertson, for instance).<BR/><BR/>Regarding God's providence, it isn't that God has "more important things to worry about," it is that God is so broad and deep and wide, and high that God can provide for us all, even you!<BR/><BR/>I'm trusting that it's so. Prayers go upp for you and your weekend (and OH how I wish I could be there)!<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Joe.Vic Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194671996997775313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-1137689777186981652006-01-19T10:56:00.000-06:002006-01-19T10:56:00.000-06:001) Listen to your mom. Wisdom!2) God has more impo...1) Listen to your mom. Wisdom!<BR/>2) God has more important things to do than worry about your conference? God has more important things to do than worry about puffing up your ego, maybe, but God will use your conference to open eyes and ears and hearts, break chains and invite sons and daughters into love. I think that may be God's agenda. Jesus had more important things to do, but he healed one person at a time, expelled demons (mostly) one person at a time, and so on.<BR/>3) Why do you think we want to leave Jesus outside of our gay spiritual and sexual lives? Does his presence make us uncomfortable? If so, that needs serious reflection. If we think our presence will make him uncomfortable, I think we must not have been listening to him very well. Have we been with him and he with us so long, and still we do not know him? <BR/>4) I suspect Jesus would not be hurt if some other spiritual folks showed up, too. Do I think Jesus crosses the streets of gold to avoid running into Mohammed or Gotama? How weird would that be? Or that Martin Luther and Ignatius Loyola snub one another in heaven?<BR/><BR/>OLD JOKE: The only thing more surprising to me in heaven than some of the people I will see made it in will be how shocked they look to see me there.<BR/><BR/>I'll be praying for all of you and wishing I could be there.<BR/>Peace and fun and surprises be yours!Michael Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942287172727040371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-1137685478349939262006-01-19T09:44:00.000-06:002006-01-19T09:44:00.000-06:00Hi Ross,It's difficult to not worry over things th...Hi Ross,<BR/>It's difficult to not worry over things that mean a great deal to you. The first time you and Kara took off for Cloquet on a Sunday evening and you were 16 and she was 14. Dad and I were a little shell-shocked. 'What have we done?' After fretting for several hours, we talked about it and said we're going to have to leave this in God's hands. Other than praying, and lecturing you to be careful, there was absolutely nothing that we could do to make sure you were safe. <BR/><BR/>I think there is a huge difference in worrying over something that you have the power to change and something that you don't--and the wisdom to know the difference (Sounds familiar--maybe we'll see the original manuscript?)<BR/><BR/>I know your conference will be great--just because you're involved. I'll keep it and the participants in my prayers--you're always in my prayers already!<BR/>LOVE YOU<BR/>MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com