tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post5947855601976734297..comments2023-08-16T03:41:06.575-04:00Comments on Seeking Authentic Voice: RevGals Friday Five: Dark Night of the Soul, and I'll Lighten Up, soon, (really) (no really)Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-46720729438597587122007-09-10T23:40:00.000-04:002007-09-10T23:40:00.000-04:00Your story is so compelling, mompriest. I, like s...Your story is so compelling, mompriest. I, like so many others here, read your blog with such gratitude for your authenticity and prayers for your journey.Katherine E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06322364633534297714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-40697719200191326982007-09-09T18:38:00.000-04:002007-09-09T18:38:00.000-04:00Just reading this - I echo what many wrote - such ...Just reading this - I echo what many wrote - such a candid, honest post. Hugs to you and prayers also.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-82459073208609590232007-09-08T08:30:00.000-04:002007-09-08T08:30:00.000-04:00I loved your share. I spoke to God, too when I was...I loved your share. I spoke to God, too when I was a child. (I had an alcoholic father, too. Hmmm. "Please don't let my mother come home late from work and my father get really really mad." You get the point.)Processing Counselorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606966815373763670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-13942867719679454732007-09-08T01:52:00.000-04:002007-09-08T01:52:00.000-04:00Oh mompriest ... bless you! I too believe God is t...Oh mompriest ... bless you! I too believe God is there ... I don't understand, and really hate what you're having to go through .. and I am so thankful that you are blogging and sharing honestly ... may you be encouraged by all the love and prayers of your RGBP community. ((((0))))Rev SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661507940053055640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-27221059389418417062007-09-08T00:25:00.000-04:002007-09-08T00:25:00.000-04:00mompriest, you are so brave and so honest. I love ...mompriest, you are so brave and so honest. I love your determination. I believe God is there, despite being hard to see or hear right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-40824282085027139392007-09-08T00:11:00.000-04:002007-09-08T00:11:00.000-04:00when you talk about the memory of god, it reminds ...when you talk about the memory of god, it reminds me of a book I read long ago by Henri Nouwen called The Living Reminder. I'll have to crack it open again.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-32514378396551654862007-09-08T00:08:00.000-04:002007-09-08T00:08:00.000-04:00thank you for continuing your honest sharing...thank you for continuing your honest sharing...Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-72931411656033119572007-09-07T23:13:00.000-04:002007-09-07T23:13:00.000-04:00Ditto "ps". I've been where you are. It is hideous...Ditto "ps". <BR/><BR/>I've been where you are. It is hideous. Boot strap stamina is an excellent thing. I always remembered a Katherine Hepburn quote that "the secret of life is to endure". <BR/><BR/>If your experience follows as mine did, you are going to find yourself coming to a place of profoundly wide vista. Perhaps not peaceful. But more settled and grounded. The joy is quieter. And the air is sweet. It's not lonely because everyone is there around you. <BR/><BR/>(((())))Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785984092226524603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-69209798902344401472007-09-07T22:50:00.000-04:002007-09-07T22:50:00.000-04:00I am continually amazed at the depth of your writi...I am continually amazed at the depth of your writing and authenticity.Elaine (aka...Purple) https://www.blogger.com/profile/09439199680556347830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-6602484125308339702007-09-07T22:00:00.000-04:002007-09-07T22:00:00.000-04:00Mompriest, I've had the same sense of God's absenc...Mompriest, I've had the same sense of God's absence for a while (actually, several whiles) but there always seem to be little things that remind me he's still around. Not that he's engaged, necessarily, but that he's watching from a distance. I hope you'll find these little things, too.<BR/><BR/>At least you've kept blogging through it all. I didn't have the energy, but I'm trying to get back into it now.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what I can say that would help, so I'll pray instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-12277096122673995952007-09-07T20:02:00.000-04:002007-09-07T20:02:00.000-04:00Hmm, your childhood sounds scarily like mine, than...Hmm, your childhood sounds scarily like mine, thank you for taking part this week.<BR/>Peace and blessingsSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-53085172861541323732007-09-07T19:23:00.000-04:002007-09-07T19:23:00.000-04:00Thanks, Mompriest. For your voice. For being you...Thanks, Mompriest. For your voice. For being yourself in the written word. For speaking your truth. God's in that somewhere. May the road rise to meet you.Grace thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531868056833575601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-87143438444714913302007-09-07T16:03:00.000-04:002007-09-07T16:03:00.000-04:00Thanks for your responses...I can relate to part o...Thanks for your responses...I can relate to part of your journey.<BR/>Blessings and Peace to you as you <BR/>continue on.QuakerPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486781821198096490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-65278368892208279672007-09-07T15:29:00.000-04:002007-09-07T15:29:00.000-04:00HUGS and major thanks from me -- because you have ...HUGS and major thanks from me -- because you have taken the time to encourage me to get on this roller coaster known as "The Pastor Express" inspite of your own troubles and trials...<BR/><BR/>debDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077252518911858612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-42954022598712464952007-09-07T15:18:00.000-04:002007-09-07T15:18:00.000-04:00I'm a "card" person and love to send cards to peop...I'm a "card" person and love to send cards to people. Send me your snail mail address, and I'll send you a card every so often. If you'd like that. . . .hiltjan@gmail.comJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-44553509828110737872007-09-07T15:17:00.000-04:002007-09-07T15:17:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for writing. I had a similar chi...Thank you so much for writing. I had a similar childhood, but am having an easier time right now. Prayers. You'll make it. Your family will, too.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-40501337746532518132007-09-07T14:33:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:33:00.000-04:00Thank you everyone. I so appreciate your understan...Thank you everyone. I so appreciate your understanding. <BR/><BR/>HCL - you never sound like a "dope"...thank you for your support!<BR/><BR/>hipchick, yeah.<BR/><BR/>revdrkate, yeah, that passage in Hebrews says it...and now it has an even deeper meaning for me.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-80066438362319735732007-09-07T14:20:00.001-04:002007-09-07T14:20:00.001-04:00Mompriest,I don't know if I ever have felt an abse...Mompriest,<BR/>I don't know if I ever have felt an absence of God, but certainly have questioned circumstances. I love the Indigo Girls too...and Barbara Brown Taylor's book "When God is Silent" is interesting. Prayer for you.Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944522677517719456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-18134941344119683462007-09-07T14:20:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:20:00.000-04:00Mompriest,I don't know if I ever have felt an abse...Mompriest,<BR/>I don't know if I ever have felt an absence of God, but certainly have questioned circumstances. I love the Indigo Girls too...and Barbara Brown Taylor's book "When God is Silent" is interesting. Prayer for you.Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944522677517719456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-5096429853639750362007-09-07T13:54:00.000-04:002007-09-07T13:54:00.000-04:00Got me thinking about the line in Hebrews about fa...Got me thinking about the line in Hebrews about faith being the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen...seems the getting up and going on every day in this absence is a powerful faith statment.RevDrKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043193615563649333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-49039014301904559602007-09-07T11:51:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:51:00.000-04:00you've written a very moving post. i too apprecia...you've written a very moving post. i too appreciate your honesty.<BR/><BR/>my childhood was filled with God's presence as well and when i struggle with that lack of presence i remember how blessed i have been to have experienced it even once. i also have faith that it will come back.<BR/><BR/>when i read that mother theresa had moments where she felt utterly abandoned by God, i took great courage from that. of all people, mother theresa abandoned by God, surely i can take some moments on my own. and yet, as an adult thus far i have been very lucky and not had many struggles to overcome. that makes it much easier to say the above.<BR/><BR/>you and yours are in my prayers. blessings on coming out of the darkness.revhipchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032502369888918837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-73173977834416363572007-09-07T11:25:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:25:00.000-04:00They tell you in the 12 step rooms, Fake it till y...They tell you in the 12 step rooms, Fake it till you make it. <BR/><BR/>That can only go so far. <BR/><BR/>But it's not a bad way to get thru the days.<BR/><BR/>love you.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-10549543456278510932007-09-07T10:46:00.000-04:002007-09-07T10:46:00.000-04:00your experience of absence is foreign to me... alt...your experience of absence is foreign to me... although i must say the rebuilding of husband's career & 'strains' that brings i can 100% relate to that my friend... it has dynamics that re tough and hit on so many personal levels.<BR/><BR/>so if i post something and sound like a dope cuz i've missed your point.... just tell me ya know?<BR/><BR/>but in the meantime... keep hangin' in. My daddy after college boyfriend's death (see my F5) well he said in fact, "honey life goes this way, pull yourself up by your bootstraps & keep putting one foot in front of the other." may you keep doing that... knowing we're all there to help push you along.Hot Cup Lutheranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125425492709186198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-29433437493486652082007-09-07T10:45:00.000-04:002007-09-07T10:45:00.000-04:00thank you, thank you for your honest post. I have...thank you, thank you for your honest post. I have some 'absence of God' issues and it is helpful to read your thoughts. I'm glad you are moving in a hopeful direction. I'll keep checking in...Barbara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02645311082295646375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678482213828648107.post-719389681216530852007-09-07T09:00:00.000-04:002007-09-07T09:00:00.000-04:00I'm proud of you for trudging through, and praying...I'm proud of you for trudging through, and praying that your load lightens soon.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501047587752329779noreply@blogger.com