tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post3456570162042710623..comments2023-08-16T03:41:06.575-04:00Comments on Seeking Authentic Voice: The Absence of GodTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-88585052435636797002009-10-21T00:44:47.034-04:002009-10-21T00:44:47.034-04:00Elastigirl...sigh.Elastigirl...sigh.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-85050703562933189342009-10-20T23:48:28.337-04:002009-10-20T23:48:28.337-04:00it's both sad and beautiful to think of God...it's both sad and beautiful to think of God's absence as a sign of our deepening relationship with God.<br /><br />i think it's easier to define the mystics as crazy or ill than to take seriously their experiences.<br /><br />it's no wonder that Mother Theresa would experience the absence of God. i think you, MP, hit it right on the head--she knew the darkest side of humanity, she minsitered to the very least and the demand for her work never lessoned, it just kept coming and coming. you'd have to wonder when God was going to show up.revhipchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219279071342600887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-25871589791342294482009-10-20T23:42:10.763-04:002009-10-20T23:42:10.763-04:00wow - this is truly something to ponder - it goes ...wow - this is truly something to ponder - it goes hand-in-hand with my lack-of-trust issue pondering... i would never choose fellow pilgrims on my journey but i appreciate your traveling alongsideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-41274807405373932832009-10-20T17:51:24.949-04:002009-10-20T17:51:24.949-04:00GG: Yes, you raise an important point. The mystics...GG: Yes, you raise an important point. The mystics are often described as having some sort of disorder as well, epilepsy or something. And, perhaps Mother Theresa was clinically depressed, but personally I doubt that was it. I think she experienced such pain and suffering in the world and truly wondered where God was in all that suffering, including her own.<br /><br />What I appreciate about this article is the idea that experiencing an absence of God is as much an experience of faith as those rare times we feel God present. I know this, but somehow, at this point in time, the way he says it, that we might measure our faith by our sense of God's absence, is comforting to me.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-40226885595862861922009-10-20T16:51:20.708-04:002009-10-20T16:51:20.708-04:00Of course what you have said makes complete sense....Of course what you have said makes complete sense.<br /><br />I have heard it argued, however, that what Mother Theresa experienced was clinical depression rather than a dark night. Whatever the case in her situation, the argument in itself is a reminder to us to take good care of ourselves and not confuse spiritual darkness with biochemical disorder.<br /><br />I, of course, find the distinction perfectly clear. ;)Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-7152223559254095452009-10-20T15:40:50.367-04:002009-10-20T15:40:50.367-04:00Jan, I think there are just fewer people blogging ...Jan, I think there are just fewer people blogging - writing or leaving comments...but, of course I love your blog and really appreciate what you have to say.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-46160104512762254092009-10-20T14:06:11.711-04:002009-10-20T14:06:11.711-04:00Yes, yes, yes. I also love "Weavings" an...Yes, yes, yes. I also love "Weavings" and even have them alphabetized on a book shelf! (Amazing for me in my disorganization....)<br /><br />MP, I so appreciate your daily attendance at my blog. Thank you; I feel like only a few friends are sticking with me through the ABC's of gratitude. I'm glad you're one of them.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.com