tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post115083421423031346..comments2023-07-08T08:12:28.854-04:00Comments on Oh Taste and See: Joyful KnockingFr. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1151020298995805792006-06-22T19:51:00.000-04:002006-06-22T19:51:00.000-04:00At the end of her life, St. Therese of Liseaux who...At the end of her life, St. Therese of Liseaux who spent her entire life in spiritual despair yet remained faithful, asked God why He "treated her like that"? God said, "Because I am your friend." She replied, "No wonder You have so few." I think it was St. John Chrysostom who said that when God decides we need to stop being babies, He "removes the breast", so that we will fall in love with Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1150927802160351572006-06-21T18:10:00.000-04:002006-06-21T18:10:00.000-04:00Thanks, you two. I know I'm blessed beyond belief...Thanks, you two. I know I'm blessed beyond belief as well, both due to her and the little stinker in the post right above this one...<BR/><BR/>I think the "all happy, all the time" branch of evangelicalism is mostly just a part of the charismatic, non-denom part of it; the more classical branches of Protestantism (Reformed, Anabaptist offshoots, Anglican offshoots) are largely familiar with the Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1150917527900319292006-06-21T15:18:00.000-04:002006-06-21T15:18:00.000-04:00Amen and AMEN, Mimi. I *love* how you put that. O...Amen and AMEN, Mimi. I *love* how you put that. <BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm not as smart as all you guys, but lemmee tell ya this: I have many Protestant Evangelical friends who have "perfect" faith, "perfect" lives, "perfect" experiences with God. Ya know what? I *wish* I did!!! *I* need Christ every second of every minute of every hour of every day. I *hated* the constant pressure to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-1150836610389352772006-06-20T16:50:00.000-04:002006-06-20T16:50:00.000-04:00It is indeed.That's something I've always loved ab...It is indeed.<BR/><BR/>That's something I've always loved about Orthodoxy and something that attracted me originally was the idea that Orthodoxy accepts that you don't vault out of bed every morning on fire for God, that you have those ups and downs, that you walk through deserts and through verdant valleys, and that the walking is the endeavor that brings you closer to God.<BR/><BR/>Audra is a Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com