Comments on: Reaffirmation

By: The Green Witch

The Green Witch — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:46:42 +0000

Thank you Abdur, and I’m glad the post spoke to you – I shall be travelling over to your ‘home’ to see your thoughts too!

I’m glad you could join us here.

By: Abdur Rahman

Abdur Rahman — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:24:09 +0000

Oops…. I meant ‘our thoughts’

By: Abdur Rahman

Abdur Rahman — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:23:32 +0000

Peace Green Witch

If we don’t constantly examine your thoughts, we run the risk of becoming sterile and hypocritical. So, your thoughts seem to chime with my own in this regard.

As for self-discovery and exploration, although the religious traditions of the world have their own unique doctrines and ideas, unless they become ‘embedded’ in the hearts/lives of their followers they will never ‘live’ fully.

Thank you again for a very thougtful post.

Abdur Rahman

By: Ceri

Ceri — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:59:05 +0000

Thank you for that, strength from within is one of the joys of faith

By: The Green Witch

The Green Witch — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:31:12 +0000

Ceri, I think you’re right. We probably do have to repeat thing as we didn’t get the point of them the first time around.

I think that one of the miracles of religious faith is the ability for it to keep on shining despite the attacks levelled at it by those who would seek to deconstruct it.

By: Ceri

Ceri — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:35:23 +0000

There is no risk of being a johnny- one -note as you say, I too tend to revisit matters time and time again, sometimes repeat situations occur and I wonder if they have been ’sent’ because I didn’t deal with them the first time well enough!
Regards the faith issue, I firmly believe in questioning myself and my faith. Thinking out of the ‘box’ and out of the framework that says that things ‘must’ be one thing or another.Lately, I have been working in a much more open way, trying to see the Divine within myself and without.But yes, I strongly have a belief and faith because I see it all around.

By: The Green Witch

The Green Witch — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:00:49 +0000

Thank you Tess. Facing challenges is something I’m not brilliant at; I’m teaching myself to be better, and the experience is a good one!

Thank you too, Foxy.

By: fox

fox — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:21:28 +0000

Whoo Hoo!! Way to go, Lady! It is a beautiful site indeed.

By: Tess

Tess — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:09:14 +0000

Yes, I’ve been reading your conversations with Samuel with much interest.
I believe that the questioning of our faith is one of our most important tasks. Much more important than questioning other people’s faiths.
It’s so easy to slip into defensiveness, but I think we must be willing to open our faith (whatever it may be) to the possibility of loss if our questioning is to be true. It can be very painful letting go of certainty. Or even semi-certainty!
I think the beginning of the strapline you use for your blog title – barefoot and open-handed – speaks to both your willingness to question and to your strength.
By the way, I also very much enjoyed your post Walking that came in while I was commenting on this one. Such joyfulness.