What if everything is Divine timing? Not the terrible, very bad things but the peripheral good in the midst of it all? Thoughts on Earth Day, Passover & Mother God.
Once again, your beautiful words speak to me.... while I did not grow up in an Evangelical setting (rather, Catholic and Secular Jewish), I married into a family with such leanings, and I tend to keep my full spiritual self/beliefs under wraps so as not to get into a debate that I feel I cannot defend. I've seen the pain of those stuck in a rigid interpretation of God and the Bible who left my Presbyterian church over the decision to publicly affirm support for the LGBTQ community. But I cannot limit God nor God's love, nor do I ever presume to know the full will and mind of God to proclaim absolutes other than God is love. As for timing... I agree that it's hard to accept that the terrible things that crush us are God's timing, but I do believe that God uses those things to shape us and transform us, and to turn them into blessings of a sort (sometimes). Like- our postpartum experiences sucked, but through our survival and growth beyond them, we're able to support other mothering people in their dark times. Thanks again for another inspiring and thought-provoking post, Jennifer! Namaste!
Once again, your beautiful words speak to me.... while I did not grow up in an Evangelical setting (rather, Catholic and Secular Jewish), I married into a family with such leanings, and I tend to keep my full spiritual self/beliefs under wraps so as not to get into a debate that I feel I cannot defend. I've seen the pain of those stuck in a rigid interpretation of God and the Bible who left my Presbyterian church over the decision to publicly affirm support for the LGBTQ community. But I cannot limit God nor God's love, nor do I ever presume to know the full will and mind of God to proclaim absolutes other than God is love. As for timing... I agree that it's hard to accept that the terrible things that crush us are God's timing, but I do believe that God uses those things to shape us and transform us, and to turn them into blessings of a sort (sometimes). Like- our postpartum experiences sucked, but through our survival and growth beyond them, we're able to support other mothering people in their dark times. Thanks again for another inspiring and thought-provoking post, Jennifer! Namaste!