tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post2677671731419304597..comments2023-10-31T04:15:34.653-07:00Comments on Barefoot and Laughing: Fear, hope, sickness, God, and meKirstinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928583212781425068noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-84160696960296886432011-04-24T14:59:30.791-07:002011-04-24T14:59:30.791-07:00Thank you for this long catch-up, Kirstin. I'm...Thank you for this long catch-up, Kirstin. I'm not often on Facebook, so I count on your blog. <br /><br />I'll second what Margaret and Lee said. God knows, you have you own very long "Good" Friday. <br /><br />As witih Maria's parish, you are also on the prayer list here at Grace. Our prayer circle is praying for you every day ... multiple times a day. <br /><br />Because I have come to love who you are, of course I would like for you to be cured. But what I pray is from the Book of Common Prayer for those who are sick or struggling: "That they may be delivered from their distress." Sometimes that will mean cure. Sometimes that will mean a sense of peace. Sometimes that will mean a peaceful and holy death. <br /><br />Of course, you know all that. <br /><br />Kirstin, I understand your various feelings about death. You put it bravely and honestly. I hope I could be as faithful and articulate as you are being, were I in your shoes. <br /><br />My prayers are ever with you. That you will be bathed in that peace that passes understanding.Lisa Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881671380217888810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-34519469798670015822011-04-23T13:27:40.105-07:002011-04-23T13:27:40.105-07:00I came over from MP's place and am so glad I w...I came over from MP's place and am so glad I was able to read this.<br /><br />Prayers, a wish, fierce hope... Blessings of peace, comfort and "healing" - and grace, abundant grace.SimplySuzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011205084066908351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-2874999454636902372011-04-23T11:46:03.380-07:002011-04-23T11:46:03.380-07:00Prayers beyond words. Easter is so near, it's ...Prayers beyond words. Easter is so near, it's HERE.<br /><br />{{{Kirstin}}}JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-41761759736728278392011-04-23T08:41:11.933-07:002011-04-23T08:41:11.933-07:00Kirstin, I send my prayers and my love. Of late, ...Kirstin, I send my prayers and my love. Of late, your life has truly been a long Good Friday, as your writing powerfully reflects. The evidence of your strength also shows through in your words.<br /><br />I pray for God to heal you in spirit, soul, and body in the way that God knows that you best need to be healed and can be healed.<br /><br />Blessings.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-43078068164524862112011-04-23T08:07:45.109-07:002011-04-23T08:07:45.109-07:00There are many times that life causes me to feel t...There are many times that life causes me to feel that Lent, and Good Friday in particular, are redundant. <br /><br />May God grant you peace as you live into the reality of what "It is finished" actually means. I'm pretty sure that I do no yet get it.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701224049914946896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-86409876133273290872011-04-23T07:00:19.451-07:002011-04-23T07:00:19.451-07:00thank you.
prayers go with you.thank you.<br /><br />prayers go with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-55900244622914616432011-04-23T06:00:16.688-07:002011-04-23T06:00:16.688-07:00Thanks for the Good Friday message. Love and praye...Thanks for the Good Friday message. Love and prayersDorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818553135560246450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-27216490947659693222011-04-23T02:58:42.176-07:002011-04-23T02:58:42.176-07:00Wow. I'm humbled on levels I had no idea were ...Wow. I'm humbled on levels I had no idea were even possible. <br /><br />(((((((hugshugshugs))))))<br /><br />I liked this statement:<br /><br />"I feel God in wind and water, nature and morning tea....My image of God is diffuse and unfocused; I “get” the Spirit but have no use for a Father (Creator poses no such challenge), and Jesus is more in my head than my heart. I am grounded and comforted in human touch."<br /><br />I'll second that. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-75253764808414484282011-04-22T19:57:57.858-07:002011-04-22T19:57:57.858-07:00Thanks, Kirsten, for your honesty. I, too, cringe ...Thanks, Kirsten, for your honesty. I, too, cringe at the ra-ra-ra of the Cancer walk commercials I hear on the radio, and the "fight" to beat cancer. You can't "fight" cancer, it will kick your ass every time - it's just sometimes you can get up afterwards, and that last time you can't. I am glad (such a trite word!) to see that you are still standing, despite the ass-kicking you are getting, and I will pray that God keeps giving you the strength to stand up. Love to you.Kayko Driedger Hessleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842319764824751784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-64009391950378501132011-04-22T10:35:56.735-07:002011-04-22T10:35:56.735-07:00Jesus didn't attended Holy week Services eithe...Jesus didn't attended Holy week Services either. I don't think he attended any kind of Easter Worship either. <br /><br />I remember awaking once after a night of Mary-Jane (with some folks I thought were friends) to see, 10 inches before my eyes, a San Francisco police badge. My very first thought was (to use the Latin) excreta! I am doomed; I will be arrested; I will be in jail; I have been turned over to the cops by my friends, and most painfully, my soul mate Margaret, betrayed by the very one I thought I was nearest to in all the world.<br /><br />But at the same moment I thought, NO! I KNOW Margaret loves me and would never, never do such a thing; but the badge is real; but Margaret would never do such a thing; but the badge is real....<br /><br />and finally I decided that though none of it made any sense, and though the badge was real, I also knew Margaret and that no matter what, and though I did not understand, all would be well.<br /><br />And in the end it was. The badge was real. The fellow (a boyfriend of Margaret's at the time who I insisted was wonderful because I was in life-vows as a Franciscan and so nothing was possible for us in a life-together)whose badge it was was a member of the SF Police Motorcycle Group and the Badge had to do with that, and it was all a bad joke, all were indeed my friends, and I was safe. <br /><br />I have so often wanted to preach on this incident but no congregation would ever have allowed it (this is the USA after all). But in the end, all I am saying is that the ONLY thing I had that I could hold on to was the "knowing" that I was loved by Margaret, and that no matter what the circumstances seemed to be, in the end I could trust her, and that with that, I could rest knowing all would be well, knowing that all, indeed, was well.<br /><br />Like it or not, God's gotcha. I see you, I see God at work in his world which he has promised to bring to complete perfection, just like a cake that tastes, ahhh, "perfect!" I read what you have written and I hear a love-letter from God to God...jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578451951584119038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-61807243987492684932011-04-22T09:28:45.764-07:002011-04-22T09:28:45.764-07:00I woke up to all of these. Thank you. Love to ev...I woke up to all of these. Thank you. Love to everyone.Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928583212781425068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-51912350450057149742011-04-22T07:18:07.014-07:002011-04-22T07:18:07.014-07:00Taking you for a walk on the beach today - hope yo...Taking you for a walk on the beach today - hope you can smell the salt air and feel the sand between your toes.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-72292456312608154002011-04-22T07:00:59.454-07:002011-04-22T07:00:59.454-07:00When I pray for you, I don't know if I'm a...When I pray for you, I don't know if I'm asking God for a cure. I share your feelings on that, holding the tension between a God who heals versus the arbitrariness of that healing. My prayers for you are more about God's presence, God's healing spirit within you, and having the strength to survive the cancer one day at a time. <br /><br />That said, I don't think it hurts to ask God for a cure. God sees and understands that in His/Her own way, and holds us gently whether we weep or whether we rejoice. Know that you are loved by many, many people here. :)Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529580138314011952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-26668671705070318852011-04-22T06:40:10.565-07:002011-04-22T06:40:10.565-07:00I don't know what to say, my tears say it but ...I don't know what to say, my tears say it but Margaret said it better... you have spoken Good Friday to me in words so authentic and, mixed up in it all, is also Easter. I read your words and pray wordless prayers and that is all I can do. xoCaminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610142955176992982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-65509640132975792242011-04-22T06:35:29.859-07:002011-04-22T06:35:29.859-07:00Oops; didn't realize my husband was signed in....Oops; didn't realize my husband was signed in. That last comment was me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-69917362685232497072011-04-22T06:32:56.609-07:002011-04-22T06:32:56.609-07:00What Margaret said.
I totally get the not wanting...What Margaret said.<br /><br />I totally get the not wanting to bargain or beg with God.<br /><br />Whether you try or not, wish it or not, you are an inspiration. Your hope is an inspiration. Your spirit is like a candle in the dark night. I am walking with you in prayer, my arm is around you, and I pray for your comfort and peace and that those you love draw ever closer to you.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750676113401737049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-7999684840345860492011-04-22T04:07:04.606-07:002011-04-22T04:07:04.606-07:00you say you are avoiding Good Friday....
This is ...you say you are avoiding Good Friday....<br /><br />This is the best effing Good Friday sermon I have ever read.<br /><br />You put new meaning in to "Good" on this Friday.<br /><br />I love you.<br />Now --off I go to deal with Dead Jesus. Who also loved this life. And all of us.it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-62420776852795211312011-04-22T03:02:42.050-07:002011-04-22T03:02:42.050-07:00You're still very definitely you. I am gratefu...You're still very definitely you. I am grateful for that.SHC aka Gatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-14728876081865606212011-04-21T22:35:46.543-07:002011-04-21T22:35:46.543-07:00My prayer is that you you find your safe space to ...My prayer is that you you find your safe space to ask what you need to ask of God. You are in my prayers and I hold you in my heart.Kay & Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244257765709660605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-82170945278307341932011-04-21T22:22:40.977-07:002011-04-21T22:22:40.977-07:00Kirstin,
Thank you for this moving reflection on ...Kirstin,<br /><br />Thank you for this moving reflection on your journey. Yes. You do not sound afraid so much as sad. In my experience, sadness is what most of us feel as we look at a proximate dying. Loss feels palpable, sweet when dying is near enough to smell.<br /><br />I too invite you to ask for healing. Prayer is best understood as naming our intention. Such naming our desire changes us. You going to celebrate the Easter Vigil at St. Gregory Nyssan Saturday. St. Gregory articulates quite clearly how linked is our desire to the Divine desire. I invite you into this seemingly more vulnerable place. If you allow yourself, you will indeed be transformed.<br /><br />With love,<br />I remain yours in faith,<br />WillWill Hockerhttp://www.facebook.com/howillianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-87016288120010489092011-04-21T22:19:20.704-07:002011-04-21T22:19:20.704-07:00I just got finished doing our parish weekly e-news...I just got finished doing our parish weekly e-news. There you are, right smack dab in the middle of our prayer list, in rural NE Missouri. It is an added bonus for me to be the weekly e-news editor, because every week, when I type your name, it is just one more prayer out of me. No ocean or mountains, but certainly those "green pastures" for lying down in!Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-54716622497825255012011-04-21T22:10:19.795-07:002011-04-21T22:10:19.795-07:00I love you too.I love you too.Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928583212781425068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-17009282254505964972011-04-21T21:58:17.021-07:002011-04-21T21:58:17.021-07:00My dear, you have woven together some challenging ...My dear, you have woven together some challenging threads: passion, struggle, faith, hope, death, and self. Your words will keep sinking in, but in this moment i want to say that you are loved, that we do pray for healing, that there might not be anything arbitrary behind healing, and you certainly have my permission to consider asking for it. <br /><br />Threshold is such an apt word, and I think the Ranch is waiting to share something with you.<br /><br />I love you!Finchnoreply@blogger.com