tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post6629969030667935525..comments2024-01-03T20:14:12.652-08:00Comments on A Circle of Quiet: Bright sadnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-91057553398830715092012-11-23T17:35:59.571-08:002012-11-23T17:35:59.571-08:00it appears like you'd a more fantastic end of ...it appears like you'd a more fantastic end of the week than my own, personal! lol lol, i invested it studying regarding finals. ughhh.<br />lovely blog, in addition! <a href="http://www.rsgold2buy.com/" rel="nofollow">RS Gold</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.topgw2gold.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheap Guild wars 2 Gold</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-11263980532575138752011-03-24T05:49:20.005-07:002011-03-24T05:49:20.005-07:00I have to say yes with Chris. I was in the same pl...I have to say yes with Chris. I was in the same place. Shut down for 3 yrs and 7 months. That deadly response only delays, and complicates, the agony of grief you are going through now.<br /><br />It is true - we are all sick - what a comfort and relief to have your need acknowledged. <br /><br />Praying these verses for you from Isa 61:<br /> a crown of beauty<br /> instead of ashes,<br />the oil of joy<br /> instead of mourning,<br />and a garment of praise<br /> instead of a spirit of despair. <br /><br />Sending much love to you Di.Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954229132389021143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-8496680022125825132011-03-23T16:30:42.932-07:002011-03-23T16:30:42.932-07:00Thanks, all, for your comments.
Deb, I copied out...Thanks, all, for your comments.<br /><br />Deb, I copied out the Akathist you suggested. Wow. Very powerful. Thank you.<br /><br />Chris, your words are unbelievably consoling. It is good to remember the alternative...and to rejoice in the ability to hit the struggle head on. Thank you for taking the risk and sending your encouragement. Spot on.<br /><br />Stephie, love you, too!<br /><br />Di<br /><br />DiDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059289426772353330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-80626621653104181852011-03-23T15:42:22.045-07:002011-03-23T15:42:22.045-07:00hi Di,
so sorry! i also feel a bit torn. sometime...hi Di,<br /><br />so sorry! i also feel a bit torn. sometimes it seems to me in a way presumptuous to comfort someone who, like you, is going through such a hard time; maybe the best thing i can do is just to grieve with and pray for you. but, then, how can i not want to comfort you in your trials? <br /><br />anyway, in the hope that i'm not being presumptuous, here's something i thank God for, and take comfort from, and perhaps you too will find it comforting: however frail, vulnerable, and easily rattled you may be, you are *alive*--open to joy, and open to grace. i went through a rough patch many years ago, after my mum died. i would never at the time have described myself as frail, or vulnerable, or rattled; i didn't have trouble making rational decisions, or sleeping at night. but that was because i had (at a deep and not conscious level) shut down emotionally--giving up joy along with grief. i wasn't visibly struggling, but i was in a deathly place, and one that it is very easy to get stuck in for a long time. you're in a really hard place, but you are also in the land of the living, which is no small thing! <br /><br />don't know whether this is consoling, but i hope so, and i'm praying that, in your trials, you will draw strength from the knowledge that God has wrapped you up in His grace...<br /><br />much love,<br /><br />chrischrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673834639722877016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-39690391416896549842011-03-23T15:36:12.557-07:002011-03-23T15:36:12.557-07:00He brought you to mind when I woke up yesterday. I...He brought you to mind when I woke up yesterday. I prayed for you. This is so perfectly written Diane. It comes from your heart and resonates in my own.<br />My prayer these days has been "Jesus Christ have mercy on me." Sometimes it is all we can manage.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937532276250199445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-71047505854955636842011-03-23T12:48:35.698-07:002011-03-23T12:48:35.698-07:00Praying for you dear one.
I love the story about y...Praying for you dear one.<br />I love the story about your visits to the Orthodox church. What a beautiful reminder of our true need for Christ. How often we forget and get it backwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-25032900297314908172011-03-23T07:13:20.266-07:002011-03-23T07:13:20.266-07:00Can't stop crying. The ugly cry.
Love you so ...Can't stop crying. The ugly cry.<br /><br />Love you so much.<br />Sstephseefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651078191088887064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-66480634634427423012011-03-23T06:14:39.502-07:002011-03-23T06:14:39.502-07:00that was lovely Diane... I have tears in my eyes. ...that was lovely Diane... I have tears in my eyes. Yes, I am sick and broken too and I need Christ to make me whole. I see that this Lenten journey is particularly difficult for you. I know you're not Orthodox, but would you consider praying the Akathist to Jesus, Light to Those in Darkness by Fr. L. Farley? I'm praying it once a week and will add your name to my list.<br /><br />Praying that your Paschal joy will be even sweeter after the difficult struggles.DebDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594843598589340808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-39929005894454370102011-03-22T22:27:38.719-07:002011-03-22T22:27:38.719-07:00Beautiful Diane, well said.Beautiful Diane, well said.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575274780426023306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-10584063146146395582011-03-22T22:20:02.530-07:002011-03-22T22:20:02.530-07:00I hear this; I've been 'home' in the O...I hear this; I've been 'home' in the Orthodox church for over 6 years now and I am still glad to have such comfort. Love to you.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-59712769081945432252011-03-22T20:20:18.031-07:002011-03-22T20:20:18.031-07:00Carol,
Four And A Half Hours from ME.
I am there...Carol,<br /><br />Four And A Half Hours from ME.<br /><br />I am there.<br /><br />John can be there.<br /><br />Say the word.<br /><br />DiDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059289426772353330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-12237690498828705052011-03-22T20:12:14.089-07:002011-03-22T20:12:14.089-07:00Oh the times of struggle...in the dark hours that ...Oh the times of struggle...in the dark hours that feel so long...I'm glad you can find some peace in these fragile days. <br /><br />Be gentle with yourself. As someone wrote to me once, be gentle with your soul...Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156592992895592474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-34082128825163330522011-03-22T19:47:33.000-07:002011-03-22T19:47:33.000-07:00There is a pancake house that isn't bad in Win...There is a pancake house that isn't bad in Winnemucca, six hours from me. In a heartbeat.Carol in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770719035149169423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-38614193917452358032011-03-22T19:42:33.043-07:002011-03-22T19:42:33.043-07:00Love you, Carol. I think it is time we meet in so...Love you, Carol. I think it is time we meet in some dingy cafe in Winnemucca, don't you think?<br /><br />DiDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059289426772353330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499788.post-13629795962539784322011-03-22T19:28:56.845-07:002011-03-22T19:28:56.845-07:00I am breathless.
Grace and peace to you, my fri...I am breathless. <br /><br />Grace and peace to you, my friend.<br /><br />Carol in OregonCarol in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770719035149169423noreply@blogger.com