The Anglican bishops meeting for the Lambeth Conference are following a consultative process called Indaba. This is reminiscent of Benedictine and other styles of meeting.
July 25 1968 Pope Paul VI published his Encyclical letter Humanae Vitae. His commissions, set up in response to the development of oral contraceptives in…
Lambeth Bible Study with Joanna Clegg A famous poet representing the other party (Alexander Pope), once said ‘know thyself, presume not God to scan; the…
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
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We get to see God and Jesus and the spirit in people like you every day Bosco; without suffering, and acts of self-sacrifice to help alleviate it, there is no Christianity, no religion.
Empathy and compassion come from our experiences, including or maybe especially those of loss and pain: ‘what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?’ It is the whole basis of knowing right from wrong in that.
Another quote from Cowper: ‘God made the country, and man made the town.’ Ours is a heavenly not earthly kingdom…
I have to ask: was that first earthquake, the big September 2010 one that didn’t kill anyone, a miracle (given that the warning prompted buildings to be closed that could have killed thousands in 2011)??
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June Butler
I regularly speak about how the word “God” has been so abused as to make it almost impossible to use that word. Blessings.
Abused but God, like light, overcomes. ..and YOUR meaning shines through.
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Bosco; respectfully, this question might be quite similar to: “Where was God at the crucifixion?”
The only answer to both questions, in my view is;
God was there. God is never absent from Creation.
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The last hymn William Cowper wrote says it all:
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
*****************************
We get to see God and Jesus and the spirit in people like you every day Bosco; without suffering, and acts of self-sacrifice to help alleviate it, there is no Christianity, no religion.
Empathy and compassion come from our experiences, including or maybe especially those of loss and pain: ‘what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?’ It is the whole basis of knowing right from wrong in that.
Another quote from Cowper: ‘God made the country, and man made the town.’ Ours is a heavenly not earthly kingdom…
Thanks you, as always, Tracy, for your deep thoughtfulness. Blessings.
Inquiring minds really want to know what you lot did that was so horrible to bring this down on your own heads?
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Sadly, Brother David – the usual suspects get the usual blame. 🙁 Blessings.
I have to ask: was that first earthquake, the big September 2010 one that didn’t kill anyone, a miracle (given that the warning prompted buildings to be closed that could have killed thousands in 2011)??