Posted by Margaret The short answer as to whether I have come up with any answer to the "God" question yet would have to be "no". But I feel quite comfortable sitting in the church and telling God that! One idea that I have come across a bit is the idea of the Incarnation - God as love. This makes more sense to me than a God who berates us for sin. My "experience" of the Catholic "package" outside the school gate was not quite the norm. My church-choir-singing father, who I sat beside at five while he sang Latin hymns at Mass, died when I was eight. Then I was orphaned at 15. So my experience in mid-teens was traumatic and I did scream out to a God for help but couldn't say I really heard an answer. (In hindsight now though I can see and appreciate the loving people who were there to help me through.) While I don't want to hold this against God forever, it remains an obstacle to thinking of God as in anyway a personal being. Your other question, what God image would I choose now? I think I would choose an image of good friends, who I belong with. I still love to be walking in landscapes outdoors, but as an image of God, I can see how it is a kind of abstract perfection. Thanks for responding.
on November 10, 2005, 1:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Being a Disciple and an Educator"
Hi there Jo and thank you for your thoughtful response.
Margaret
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