tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post3048635535131628253..comments2024-03-26T17:44:29.168+00:00Comments on The Mercy Blog: Hidden and disguised by ordinariness…Mike Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732248182662167951noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-4475923689890125662011-07-21T18:19:14.387+01:002011-07-21T18:19:14.387+01:00A decentralized approach may be in many ways super...A decentralized approach may be in many ways superior to a institutional one.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254728148882930531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-11321390456159373332011-07-19T12:37:54.421+01:002011-07-19T12:37:54.421+01:00I do feel Godde is choosing you to do this at this...I do feel Godde is choosing you to do this at this time, which is not easy when one blogs, since one is called, invited into silence, away from a world of words, of expressed communication.<br />I do see you held up in Godde's silence and light and feel so very happy for you.<br />Blessings.claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-60014504068596187402011-07-19T07:24:37.213+01:002011-07-19T07:24:37.213+01:00I like the point that it is not about willpower. I...I like the point that it is not about willpower. I often try to 'improve' myself with routines both physical and spiritual only to have them fall away. It is the always the sense of longing that calls me most to God and that is accompanied by the need to sit and listen. <br />I often try to explain it in my meditation groups as being like looking after a child, always listening out for the breath of God and having to act responsibly and change your lifestyle because now you are living for another. <br />A thought going through my mind recently is a quote by Rilke 'I fret about you God'.Mairie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17663275897097146508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-12546402643894020352011-07-18T06:58:23.618+01:002011-07-18T06:58:23.618+01:00I have found developing that idio-rhythm of life i...I have found developing that idio-rhythm of life is a big challenge. Eventually, I think it builds organically. Some of us call it being a monk in the world. There are times I even want to don a sort of monastic garb, not too obvious but idiosyncratic. Not high on my list of priorities, though. I will grow into it, if God calls me to it. St. Benedict called his monks to listen. It is an important word. Listen to your heart; listen to your gut; listen to those who love and respect you. I suspect it is all much simpler than we imagine.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.com