Once again, it is my privilege to be an early reader and commenter of and to your work. I will pass this on to my sister...fascinating.
I want you to know that timing means everything to me, and not 12 hrs before I read this I sent Emily Finley the daddy-to-daughter short story I wrote for my beloved adopted teenage daughter Gianna Rose. As the separation from my wife and family deepened and hardened during the COVID Interruption in 2021 I was inspired like never before. It was based on bedtime stories I used to 'conjure up' on the fly when tucking our three kids in bed after night prayers.
So, since I was moved deeply by Emily's last post on Castles and Knights, I send it to her so that maybe her kids might enjoy it.
NOW, I read this!!!
Your red, green and blue coding got me, because the intersection is WHITE, just like my logo in Substackland. This intersection point is where inspiration dwells.
You Sir Robert are on my Roundtable of Knights/Ladies to the MAST Project.
Steve Hermann leads the (M) Knights with his Incarnational Mysticism.
You and Amelia McKee share that station on the (A) quadrant because your depth of knowledge here is so profound.
Then there are the (S) and the (T) Knights/Ladies...and my list is growing.
The common thread?
The light, life and love that inform and permeate your efforts, for after reading and/or listening I am left with some combination of the principle fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy and peace.
My rambling point?
I'm alive both literally and figuratively because of the combined efforts of you all who 'feed me' daily and I am eternally grateful to you.
I, will remain an unaccredited seed planting hack. That is my lot in life and at 66 years old, I am at peace with it.
You all are the substantial food for this present moment of crisis and the vanguard of the future.*
*-IMHO, we are in a holding pattern at Rev.10-11. That is why we must keep repeating, "Get ready, Stay ready." That 7th Trumpet blast ends time and mystery.
Thank you, Robert! I can’t wait to delve deeper. One of my favorite metaphors is Agnus Dei. Jesus certainly wasn’t a baby sheep, but He is the “lamb that was slain” for us. Describing Him as the Lamb of God opens up a whole world of meaning that enriches our understanding of who He is. Metaphors are perfect for meditation when nothing else is working.
Thank you for the comment, Father, and I really appreciate your thoughts on the connection between metaphor and meditation. This is great advice for people like me who may often find themselves in the "when nothing else is working" situation...
The relation of feond with disease - German new medicine is one way I see people in our modern age try to “reestablish” the unity of the human person, tying different mental states (oversimplification) with particular manifestations (what we would would consider the dis ease) in the body
Sir Robert,
Once again, it is my privilege to be an early reader and commenter of and to your work. I will pass this on to my sister...fascinating.
I want you to know that timing means everything to me, and not 12 hrs before I read this I sent Emily Finley the daddy-to-daughter short story I wrote for my beloved adopted teenage daughter Gianna Rose. As the separation from my wife and family deepened and hardened during the COVID Interruption in 2021 I was inspired like never before. It was based on bedtime stories I used to 'conjure up' on the fly when tucking our three kids in bed after night prayers.
So, since I was moved deeply by Emily's last post on Castles and Knights, I send it to her so that maybe her kids might enjoy it.
NOW, I read this!!!
Your red, green and blue coding got me, because the intersection is WHITE, just like my logo in Substackland. This intersection point is where inspiration dwells.
You Sir Robert are on my Roundtable of Knights/Ladies to the MAST Project.
Steve Hermann leads the (M) Knights with his Incarnational Mysticism.
You and Amelia McKee share that station on the (A) quadrant because your depth of knowledge here is so profound.
Then there are the (S) and the (T) Knights/Ladies...and my list is growing.
The common thread?
The light, life and love that inform and permeate your efforts, for after reading and/or listening I am left with some combination of the principle fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy and peace.
My rambling point?
I'm alive both literally and figuratively because of the combined efforts of you all who 'feed me' daily and I am eternally grateful to you.
I, will remain an unaccredited seed planting hack. That is my lot in life and at 66 years old, I am at peace with it.
You all are the substantial food for this present moment of crisis and the vanguard of the future.*
*-IMHO, we are in a holding pattern at Rev.10-11. That is why we must keep repeating, "Get ready, Stay ready." That 7th Trumpet blast ends time and mystery.
Thank you for this very kind comment, Mike!
Metaphor makes the real more real through the unreal.
As Dorothy Sayers said,”You can explain nothing without referring to something else.” Without metaphor there is silence; we are alone in the universe.
Thank you, Robert! I can’t wait to delve deeper. One of my favorite metaphors is Agnus Dei. Jesus certainly wasn’t a baby sheep, but He is the “lamb that was slain” for us. Describing Him as the Lamb of God opens up a whole world of meaning that enriches our understanding of who He is. Metaphors are perfect for meditation when nothing else is working.
Thank you for the comment, Father, and I really appreciate your thoughts on the connection between metaphor and meditation. This is great advice for people like me who may often find themselves in the "when nothing else is working" situation...
WOW!
This was a great read!
The relation of feond with disease - German new medicine is one way I see people in our modern age try to “reestablish” the unity of the human person, tying different mental states (oversimplification) with particular manifestations (what we would would consider the dis ease) in the body