tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post114255360700290101..comments2024-01-03T07:56:32.311-05:00Comments on quaker oats live: God imagining God's self to usAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-1143392585316452372006-03-26T12:03:00.000-05:002006-03-26T12:03:00.000-05:00So I'm drawn to ask, why does God image God's self...So I'm drawn to ask, why does God image God's self to us? What's the point of all these different images people receive from God? <BR/><BR/>It makes me think of what I recently read in Richard Rohr's book, Job and the Mystery of Suffering. "God allows us to know him only by loving him. God, in that sense, cannot be "thought." pg. 141<BR/><BR/>All these images...all for the purpose of being invited to love God? <BR/><BR/>And for me, the way God imaged God's self through Jesus is the image that speaks most deeply to me.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429320213684430282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-1142977101771998062006-03-21T16:38:00.000-05:002006-03-21T16:38:00.000-05:00On humor: have you ever seen the book by (Friend) ...On humor: have you ever seen the book by (Friend) Elton Trueblood called <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060686324/002-3751635-1044028?v=glance&n=283155" REL="nofollow">The Humor of Christ</A>? It helped me to consider that maybe, in some of the passages that seem most odd, Jesus was kidding or being ironic. And that was part of his appeal to the people around him. <BR/><BR/>In meeting for worship last week, I had the question arise about a personal God. This is not at all a certainty for me, as I am more used to God being not a personal being. But I spent some time considering what would it be like if I accepted that God could have a personal face? It might be more like a facet that God could turn to me, rather than a human face. It might be more like the interfaces in antibodies or fatty acids - that have specific receptors that only fit specific hooks. Maybe there is a Godhook that fits my personal receptor, that would be perfectly suited to my condition. It is not impossible that an infinite God could have a personal face for me, a means for me to interact with God in a way that makes sense for my limited human understanding. A danger would be in thinking that the face(t) God turns to me is the only face(t) of God, the right face for everyone to see. <BR/><BR/>But the words that rushed into my mind when I asked the question, "What would it be like if I accepted that God could have a personal aspect for me?" was "I would be right there waiting for you." A little too glib? Maybe. It was spooky.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-1142866502239565482006-03-20T09:55:00.000-05:002006-03-20T09:55:00.000-05:00That's a great image, Liz! I too think God has a ...That's a great image, Liz! I too think God has a sense of humor, and works with our humor to bring new truths to us. Thanks for sharing that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-1142827745697251062006-03-19T23:09:00.000-05:002006-03-19T23:09:00.000-05:00I like your 'Cherice-ism' :) A few Sundays ago in...I like your 'Cherice-ism' :) A few Sundays ago in meeting for worship I had an image of God. I often get 'humorous' images of God as I think God has a good sense of humor at times! My image was a spirit moving through the meeting 'opening the top of people's heads' to see if He could find any thoughts towards Him. Might be random/strange, but this occorued during centering.Liz in the Misthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535396346855135995noreply@blogger.com