tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post6829589405916148063..comments2023-10-14T05:13:56.774-07:00Comments on Journey in Faith: Talking with GodJeff Marxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050839922405054732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post-33681057190937837222013-08-12T03:36:09.401-07:002013-08-12T03:36:09.401-07:00we can both agree on that; my God deserves much be...we can both agree on that; my God deserves much better representation than I have ever given Him. Jeff Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050839922405054732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post-59548461756049359872013-08-11T20:05:02.730-07:002013-08-11T20:05:02.730-07:00>I truly hoped for more for you.
Umm, it's...>I truly hoped for more for you.<br /><br />Umm, it's not over, bud. Not for me, anyway, though it may be, for you.<br /><br />You see, unlike you, Jeff, it sometimes occurs to me that I may be mistaken. I don't mind admitting that. I am wrong about some things, though it happens so seldom that it's no big deal.<br /><br />For others--I won't name names-it seems to be a way of life. And in your case, as far as I can tell, you seem (a) stuck in the fact of being a 57-year-old man with the mind of a heedless, 14-year-old boy and (2) self-complacent about it.<br /><br />That's the real advantage I have over you, bud. My son once said to me "Daddy, you're always on a quest for knowledge." Your only quest, as far as I can tell, is to seek continuing validation for your foolishness. That's truly sad.<br /><br />Your god is imaginary, but even an imaginary god deserves better representation than what you offer. You regret that you failed to mediate his light in my life. Past a certain point, don't be too hard on yourself. You profess to be a Christian, which, at bottom, is a commitment, as all religious belief is, to never fully grow up--to always reserve a part of oneself that, no matter how adult one may be otherwise, demands the right to believe that Puff the magic dragon really did live by the sea, and to demand respect for such nonsensical beliefs.<br /><br />No, don't feel bad for me, because I see through you, Jeff, as I always did. Feel bad, as I do, for your poor little baby boy. What will it be like for him when it one day dawns on him that his father is a fool?Michael Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526679655270747708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post-85125943331446543982013-08-11T14:21:01.324-07:002013-08-11T14:21:01.324-07:00My dear Michael, it seems I have offended again.
...My dear Michael, it seems I have offended again. <br />I can tell you prayer does not fail! Its purpose is not to save me from being a dimwit. I expect to die a dimwit, in your regard. In fact, it may not change me at all, though it seems somehow to provide me with a profound sense of compassion for you. I pray for you with affection. I wish for you abundance, peace and joy. May God reveal Himself to you in His mercy and love. I do really regret that I have failed so miserably to mediate His light in your life. I truly hoped for more for you.Jeff Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050839922405054732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post-48012107676886498422013-08-08T20:30:27.508-07:002013-08-08T20:30:27.508-07:00>I have read and studied hundreds of books and ...>I have read and studied hundreds of books and spent over 15,000 hours in different types of prayer.<br /><br />That you can have done this and ended up being such a complete dimwit tends to prove the truth of Dan Barker's saying, "Nothing fails like prayer."Michael Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526679655270747708noreply@blogger.com