Lenten Writing Project Reboot 2020! Writers' Reflections in the Wilderness of Lent
Friday, March 28, 2014
Close As A Breath
Have you ever had moment with God like Jacob
did, when God was as close as breath to him in a dream, speaking to him? Write about that experience. What did God have to say?
Yes, there are moments when I feel the nearness of God like a whisper in my ear, sometimes even a shout! It is when I read the comments made in response to the Spirit to Spirit prompts. Such beautiful flowing words describing real life and real concepts; reassuring hymns that strengthen my heart; wonderful ideas that I might never have been able to conceive for myself. I am seriously legally bind, and have a screen enlarging program that makes the letters and pictures large enough for me to study. Bless whoever it was that came up with this technology. But immediately when I try to express my gratitude I come up against the security system that bars my way with scrambled letters my poor eyes cannot decipher. What frustration! So I chose this prompt to thank everyone for inspiration, for bringing God close. This is my reply to all your wonderful contributions. Please keep them coming. Thank you! Clarene Aitken
Thank you for your heartfelt words! I think that I managed to turn that word verification setting off (I'll see as soon as I finish posting this comment). I'll work to do that - we probably don't need that setting on the blog anyway. I agree. I get so much spiritual strength from reading others' posts and getting a chance to write - the invitation, the gentle pressure - and I appreciate your thoughts and words here. Thank you Clarene! You are an irreplaceable voice in this blog project : ) - Ruth
Yes, there are moments when I feel the nearness of God like a whisper in my ear, sometimes even a shout! It is when I read the comments made in response to the Spirit to Spirit prompts. Such beautiful flowing words describing real life and real concepts; reassuring hymns that strengthen my heart; wonderful ideas that I might never have been able to conceive for myself. I am seriously legally bind, and have a screen enlarging program that makes the letters and pictures large enough for me to study. Bless whoever it was that came up with this technology. But immediately when I try to express my gratitude I come up against the security system that bars my way with scrambled letters my poor eyes cannot decipher. What frustration! So I chose this prompt to thank everyone for inspiration, for bringing God close. This is my reply to all your wonderful contributions. Please keep them coming. Thank you! Clarene Aitken
ReplyDeleteThank you Clarene for your responses!
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Thank you for your heartfelt words! I think that I managed to turn that word verification setting off (I'll see as soon as I finish posting this comment). I'll work to do that - we probably don't need that setting on the blog anyway. I agree. I get so much spiritual strength from reading others' posts and getting a chance to write - the invitation, the gentle pressure - and I appreciate your thoughts and words here. Thank you Clarene! You are an irreplaceable voice in this blog project : )
ReplyDelete- Ruth
Yay! It worked!
DeleteI will try to see if I can get through now.
ReplyDeleteYes, it worked for me too!
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