tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post3872024654854547659..comments2024-02-03T01:51:20.266-07:00Comments on A Song Not Scored For Breathing: Without Your MercyHopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post-14141946482326256542008-03-15T14:57:00.000-06:002008-03-15T14:57:00.000-06:00Today I understood that opening my heart would mak...<I>Today I understood that opening my heart would make it possible for Jesus to envelop it.</I><BR/><BR/>I once heard a female Episcopal priest in Alanon describe her understanding of confession as "bringing my whole self to God." I'd have to admit that your image - opening myself up enough to allow Jesus to envelop my heart - would tie in beautifully with her image.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure which I struggle more with when it comes to writing a book - fear of failure, or fear of saying something that everyone else has already said better (or more often). My prayer is to grind the grist of others that I have absorbed into my life together and so finely that they will taste a new sausage, and not the various meats and seasonings that came before. I'm just not sure if I can...<BR/><BR/>And I echo others' comments - let us know when you are to make your debut, please, and how to catch you!Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post-67888554279974773822008-03-14T17:34:00.000-06:002008-03-14T17:34:00.000-06:00Ah, I feel badly. I was not coming to check on yo...Ah, I feel badly. I was not coming to check on you during the week because I didn't think you'd be here. <BR/><BR/>I think it's cool that you're going to be able to meet with an author to help with your writing.daisymariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335423179107661562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post-41381166197751143492008-03-13T10:18:00.000-06:002008-03-13T10:18:00.000-06:00We are very similar, you and I. I recognize mysel...We are very similar, you and I. I recognize myself all over your posts. Do you realize the amount of learning I have gotten from your journey? You have beaten down the path for me, it seems, and therefore making my hike much less of a struggle. Thank you!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164970035946546827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post-48990729454786387452008-03-10T20:00:00.000-06:002008-03-10T20:00:00.000-06:00Yes, like peter said, Hope. I'd love to hear it!M...Yes, like peter said, Hope. I'd love to hear it!<BR/>MichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post-1186401896723831022008-03-10T04:57:00.000-06:002008-03-10T04:57:00.000-06:00If outfront bites and you tape and it's a go, let ...If outfront bites and you tape and it's a go, let us know when it's broadcast, ok? Please? :)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520508.post-68307192003786770022008-03-10T04:54:00.000-06:002008-03-10T04:54:00.000-06:00I once shook my fist at God and demanded of Him: "...I once shook my fist at God and demanded of Him: "Your grace I know and your mercy I know; but where, oh where, is your deliverance?" I swear: a still small voice whispered back to me "But, Jim; My mercy and my grace ARE my deliverance." I asked a couple of preachers about the experience. They thought I was merely hearing my own voice, so I dropped it and, then, a few year later came across Proverbs 16:6. It "works for me". <BR/><BR/>Indeed, "without Your mercy, we would have no hope". One day at a time, we learn to rest in Him...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302132941940784968noreply@blogger.com