tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post7995809087684665414..comments2023-10-16T06:10:24.969-04:00Comments on Julie Unplugged: Like auntie, like nieceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00088119765077193302noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-64277008413541501352007-08-02T09:46:00.000-04:002007-08-02T09:46:00.000-04:00Didn't Jesus himself cry out on the cross, "My God...Didn't Jesus himself cry out on the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"? Scripture (and life) show us that faith is not a vaccine against suffering, nor is it a vaccine against feeling abandoned. From what I've read, Dianna Ortiz prayed for her torturers, which is the most Christ-like response imaginable. "Love thy neighbor"---it isn't easy, but it is simple. (How to apply it can be difficult to understand, at times, I'll grant you.) The Cross and the Resurrection are inextricably intertwined, for some reason. Why is it set up this way? We'll probably never know, at least not in this life. But does not understanding why, make it impossible to accept? Or, let's put it this way---would understanding why make it any easier to live by?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-46772275694124878502007-05-22T20:13:00.000-04:002007-05-22T20:13:00.000-04:00"Both the ones who find God "there" for them in su..."Both the ones who find God "there" for them in suffering and the ones who do not must be accounted for in some meaningful way or our theology is a fantasy - it's the gratification of our dearest hopes, not the expression of an attempt to make sense or meaning out of life and faith.<BR/><BR/>How do you account for the complexities of experience when describing or narrating the faith? I'd be interested."<BR/><BR/>I've experienced both: God "there" in suffering and God "not there" in my miniscule forms of suffering. That is "my" experience. <BR/><BR/>Why do we need to account for the complexities? <BR/><BR/>Btw, congratulations again! You did it!Dancingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400203620215712439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-17471643821559520322007-05-22T18:05:00.000-04:002007-05-22T18:05:00.000-04:00Congrats, Julie!!!Congrats, Julie!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-26065972605790068392007-05-22T14:12:00.000-04:002007-05-22T14:12:00.000-04:00Hi Julie,reading this entry makes me think of a sa...Hi Julie,<BR/><BR/>reading this entry makes me think of a saying of mine that I wrote some time ago in my deconstruction phase. It goes... "Too often, we make the square peg of our experience fit into the round hole of our theology to support a belief system that is not well-formed at all."<BR/><BR/>The puzzle analogy works for me as well. All of my "pieces" did not fit back together and that really bothered me for a while. I have come to realize that I cannot make them fit...well I can if I am intellectually dishonest...but that is not a door I can go back through...and I have to be OK with that...honestly it still bothers me but I don't know how else to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-5760844690855542942007-05-21T13:11:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:11:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh, I was totally teary when I looked thro...Oh my gosh, I was totally teary when I looked through your pictures. I felt like I was there. So glad that your aunt came! I loved to see how happy you were!!! <BR/><BR/>I loved this post also (no comma :-)). You have such a gift for conveying your thoughts and feelings in words. It has benefited me and comforted me immensely to read those words that express my own confusion and qualms.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for opening new vistas to me, exploring the things that I have questioned and sharing your journey in a way that I was able to travel it with you. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>Toast to the future!<BR/><BR/>Love, admiration and gratitude, LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-29230654876891451542007-05-21T09:35:00.000-04:002007-05-21T09:35:00.000-04:00CONGRATULATIONS! Sounds like your day couldn't ha...CONGRATULATIONS! Sounds like your day couldn't have been any better. :-)<BR/><BR/>SusanSUSANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656015308557797386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-44187899880133538732007-05-21T09:05:00.000-04:002007-05-21T09:05:00.000-04:00Those are great pictures! Thanks so much for lett...Those are great pictures! Thanks so much for letting all of us be a part of your special day through this -- and for allowing us to take this journey with you over the past few years. Bravo, cheers, kudos, and anything else that applies here!!:-)NoVA Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661990626635939447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-57031624935202208152007-05-21T00:49:00.000-04:002007-05-21T00:49:00.000-04:00Great pictures Julie. You look so happy and you ar...Great pictures Julie. You look so happy and you are so fortunate to be able to enjoy this joyous occasion with your family and friends. I am so happy for you and thanks for sharing.....Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904580918080106725noreply@blogger.com