[Dialogue] From The Week: Hearing the voice of God

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Thank you, Del.
 
I'm struggling to learn to communicate from the heart level rather than  
head. It's difficult and I often don't succeed, but it's delicious when the  
magic works.
 
>From my 75-year-old brain cloud, I said "Wes" in my e-mail. Was thinking of 
 Rev. Bill. Where do those things come from?
 
Blessings,
Jann
 
 
In a message dated 8/20/2012 11:57:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
delhmor at wamail.net writes:

I really  appreciated this Jann.  One of the best experiences a few years 
ago was  visiting the church Eileen and George have been active in, in which 
the people  are from all walks of life and all types of theological 
backgrounds, and using  an amazing variety of vocabulary to describe their 
experiences.  The  common denominators were joy within themselves, acceptance of one 
another and  their great diversity, and a care for their community.  I’m 
sure there  were other “denominators”, but these were the most evident to a 
one-time  visitor and observer.  Wouldn’t it be nice to “view” this, and  
participate in it, in most any gathering. 
Frankly, I was  rather surprised at the quick, dogmatic responses and 
judgment elicited by  this latest writing from The Week (which is a great mag, if 
you haven’t  ever read it). Granted, it wasn’t a ton of correspondence, 
but it came to me  as quite “old-fashioned”. Responses that seem to come 
before getting more  information or even asking a simple question or two before 
making such  judgments, seem, to me, to be as close-minded as the same 
persons probably  accuse those of more conservative religious views.  What 
happened to the  days when we felt strongly that you should not critique a writer 
until you  have read through thoroughly and tried to be in their shoes as 
that  writer?  I guess some of us have forgotten this. I’ve been learning in  
these past years to at least attempt to listen for what a person is trying 
to  say to me, rather than getting blocked by the words used or the 
philosophy out  of which one speaks.  Is there a new perspective?  Is there a  
different slant being taken on an old perspective? Is there an attempt to help  
the reader understand where someone else is coming from, or why they have  
chosen the route they have taken? etc. etc.???  Personally, I rather  
appreciate trying to understand just why someone might think the way they do  or act 
they way they act.  Maybe it’s just that I’m so much older than  when I 
thought I knew everything! 
Del
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