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New Civilization News: Faith Manages |
Category: Spirituality 9 comments 10 Dec 2002 @ 16:14 by martha : the flow of breadcrumbsBeing in the flow of life is...frustrating sometimes. I have felt it and experienced it and get annoyed when I'm out of step. 10 Dec 2002 @ 19:48 by craiglang : Hi Martha What I thought about later was one of the key messages of many meditative traditions - to be here now... Yet, it is still difficult when the birds eat the breadcrumbs... 8^) 10 Dec 2002 @ 20:03 by martha : be here now One of my favorite books back in the 1970's. Sometimes the breadcrumbs are people who know better, slip and than sidetrack me (which I allow). They are out of flow sometimes and bring up the most distracting stuff like connecting the words Jesus and hate. Or leave wet towels on the floor. These are the kinds of breadcrumbs that of course can also lead me back to flow. martha@psiwilltakemebacktoflow.com 10 Dec 2002 @ 21:23 by spiritseek : Days like that... come and go but always seem to be at a certain junction in life. That period where everything just stands still, no movement ahead or drop behind, just nothing. Then low and behold something happens to kick start that rolling confusion and chaos and there we go again. LIFE LEARNING AND LOVE 11 Dec 2002 @ 12:25 by shawa : Memory of God and Faith... ... can be the bridges between two NOW moments when God seems to have disappeared. :-) I think God never loses sight of us, but we get distracted... 11 Dec 2002 @ 15:15 by martha : days like this spiritseek reminded me of a Van Morrison song called "Days like this" off of the album with the same name. When it's not always raining there'll be days like this When there's no one complaining there'll be days like this Everything falls into phase like the flick of a switch Well my momma told me there'll be days like this When you don't need to worry there'll be days like this When no one's in a hurry there'll be days like this When you don't get betrayed by that old Judas kiss Oh my momma told me there'll be days like this When you don't need an answer there'll be days like this When you don't meet a chancer there'll be days like this When all the parts of the puzzle start to look like they fit Then I must remember there'll be days like this When everyone is upfront and they're not playing tricks When you don't have no freeloaders out to get their kicks in When it's nobody's business the way that you wanna live I just have to remember there'll be days like this When no one steps on my dreams there'll be days like this When people understand what I mean there'll be days like this When you bring out the changes of how everything is Well my momma told me there'll be days like this Oh my momma told me there'll be days like this Well my momma told me there'll be days like this Oh my momma told me there'll be days like this Oh my momma told me there'll be days like this martha@mymommanevertoldme.com 12 Dec 2002 @ 14:47 by sharie : Faith is the substance... Thanks for the post, and the quote. I was raised on a different translation on the biblical topic of faith. I was taught the verse is, "Faith is the *substance* of things hoped for..." which means that our *faith* - our mind's *power* - is the *substance* that brings our hopes into our reality. There are so many different realities here on this earth I don't doubt it for a moment. What do we wish for? Must we consider the wishes of our brothers who want for power over others? Or shall we believe that what they are wishing for will have no effect on us, our brothers and sisters, or our Mother Earth? I think we should confront what is going on. And then hold strong in our faith in all that is good. Thank you for this topic. 12 Dec 2002 @ 15:42 by craiglang : Interesting take on this... Sharie, Thank you for a different take on this. What version is it that has "Faith is the *substance* of things hoped for..." I would love to study that a bit more. I would bet that there are a number of other interesting differences as well. Can you elaborate on that a bit more? I would love to understand that view of it better. The translation I used was the NIV. Unfortunately I can't read Greek, so it's a bit difficult for me to actually understand the source material. I suspect that there is some interesting context there that I don't understand (yet). Thank you for that bit of insight. This is fascinating... Sincerely, -Craig 26 Dec 2002 @ 15:41 by sharie : "Faith is ... the evidence not seen" Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I just found your comment here today. Here's a website that says Faith is *God*: http://heavenly-creations.com/christnet/faithfulness.htm This one says "Faith is Power": http://www.gospeltrail.com/images/Magazine/page1.htm On a personal note, I decided to buy a house this summer and needed $25,000. The seller had already accepted an offer from someone else. But I had *faith*. I asked my friends to pray for me to get $25,000 (some burst out laughing). I went to online prayer request websites to get back-up help, and I had a long talk with God and the Universe. Even though someone else had an accepted offer on the house, my daughters and I were going to the property to pull weeds :) The buyer backed out and the $25,000 manifested from a complete stranger who was only in town for a few days. I had nothing but *faith*. 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