tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post6237056705617943986..comments2024-03-29T14:30:36.976+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Kindly lightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-4757579526385659802012-12-09T11:06:32.964+00:002012-12-09T11:06:32.964+00:00Thank you for your comment. Thank you for your comment. Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-21427318712514525972012-12-08T18:32:47.536+00:002012-12-08T18:32:47.536+00:00Not so sure about Rowan Williams the then ArchBish...Not so sure about Rowan Williams the then ArchBishop. Being a Druid and and proclaimed son of a Celtic god (in the druidic inauguration ceremony) does not seem compatible with Christianity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-8100140542636806842011-05-02T17:17:30.669+01:002011-05-02T17:17:30.669+01:00Hi Elin, hi Paula! Lovely to hear from you!Hi Elin, hi Paula! Lovely to hear from you!Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-56059488991097790982011-05-02T14:45:28.685+01:002011-05-02T14:45:28.685+01:00I had to smile at your comment about needing a ...I had to smile at your comment about needing a 'cathedral fix'. I'm the same way, that's part of the reason for heading to Toronto last weekend. There is nothing like holidays/celebrations at a 'high' Anglican church.<br /><br />We watched the repeat of the wedding and I said to Colin that Will and Kate had the same happy smiles plastered on their faces that we had at our wedding. They are just a young couple in love!<br /><br />I certainly hope Kate's dress have some influence on wedding dresses. They are getting so immodest. Personally I think Pippa's dress could have used a little more room around the hip. I also loved Kate's party dress. She seems to be such a lovely level-headed young woman. And I wish them a lifetime of happiness.<br /><br />PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-15010682408450940102011-05-02T12:52:46.850+01:002011-05-02T12:52:46.850+01:00I am against the idea of a monarchy in Sweden and ...I am against the idea of a monarchy in Sweden and of course in any country but I am not in any way against the people part of the royal families as people. I genuinely hope that they will be happy when they get married and that they shall live long lives (the assassination comment was horrid, I cannot see how someone can think it is funny to wish someone dead). I did feel that the wedding with all the uniforms and all the funny hats was a bit of a show but not their love. As I felt, I might add when the Swedish crownprincess got married last summer. They seem perfect for each other and it is clear that they love each other and I wish them well, but I am still anti-monarchy. I think it is important to be able to dislike a system and not feel disgust towards the people who did not choose to be born into a royal family anyone than I chose to be the daugther of a a stay at home mom and an owner of a furniture store.Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401440551873070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-47540910794605995302011-05-02T09:05:55.273+01:002011-05-02T09:05:55.273+01:00Hi Buzz - yes, I thought so too. I felt that this...Hi Buzz - yes, I thought so too. I felt that this royal bride has entered her new role intending to embrace it rather than somewhat rebelling against it.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-49414993287052655302011-05-02T09:02:15.722+01:002011-05-02T09:02:15.722+01:00Amen! Picking up on something Bridgedale said - be...Amen! Picking up on something Bridgedale said - because what they did was true, it cannot be touched by this worldliness. Those who choose to see it that way are only fooling themselves. The darkness has never understood the light and the darkness will never put it out.<br /><br />One of the things I appreciated in the obvious care with which they had planned the wedding was the choices that reflected a sense of family connection; that they chose Westminster Abbey where they had had Diana's funeral, but also where the Queen was crowned, and that they chose to enter to Parry's "I Was Glad", the same music that the Queen entered to for her coronation. It was like they were affirming their serious intentions and willingness to stand firmly in the place they had been given.Buzzfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907833292561328868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-79363882003628236682011-05-02T08:25:12.190+01:002011-05-02T08:25:12.190+01:00Hi ladies!
Yes, Michelle-ozark crafter, within th...Hi ladies!<br /><br />Yes, Michelle-ozark crafter, within the language of the tradition that Catherine absolutely had to follow as the bride of a prince of England, she was modestly, soberly and reverently dressed.<br /><br />Hi Hawthorne :0) Yes indeed, and also Colossians 4:6 - "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt..." <br /><br />Hi Magdalena - absolutely; it made me want to hop on the first train to York, to get my occasional fix of cathedral worship at the minster, which strokes my fur the right way :0)<br /><br />Ganeida, you speak my mind, Friend; we do indeed trivialise such sacred moments at our peril - and yes, it was with relief that I saw the bride William had chosen. I think she will handle her role with maturity and wisdom. May God help and strengthen her, because the media do all in their power to tear people apart, and the public watch it with the same thirsty glee they watched people hung, drawn and quartered in the Middle Ages.<br /><br />Hi Michelle - loved what you wrote here, love your blog and look forward to reading more of it than I just have; so glad you like The Road of Blessing :0)<br /><br />Cora, yes I like your words there, 'the Light of Love', and contrasted with ugly behaviour. Love is honest and courageous, but it clothes people in compassion, it makes life beautiful by its grace and kindness.<br /><br />Hey Bridgedale, friend :0) Amen to your prayer!<br /><br />Hey Jules! Nice to see you - blessings on you too :0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-79442966815759659912011-05-02T05:20:32.213+01:002011-05-02T05:20:32.213+01:00Totally agree with everything you said. As I watch...Totally agree with everything you said. As I watched the Royal wedding it made me fall more and more in love with England and I hope that maybe I can live there one day. blessings to you!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16827683674114389640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-25230212667165637512011-05-02T03:46:28.615+01:002011-05-02T03:46:28.615+01:00May I just say that you have eloquently said what ...May I just say that you have eloquently said what I felt about it too, that the sacred, the holy, and the covenant were not even touched by media or by people watching the wedding. I prayed as I watched that they would be able to keep the vows they made, that the Lord would make Will lead his home and Katherine to "obey" (a word she left out) her husband and submit to his authority both as her husband and someday king.Chalcedony1213https://www.blogger.com/profile/16071625946444555616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-44868939722772668872011-05-02T03:18:31.312+01:002011-05-02T03:18:31.312+01:00Beautifully written and speaks so well to my heart...Beautifully written and speaks so well to my heart and soul. I too find it all very "unbearably wearisome". I watched the wedding as two people who love each other very much wed, and we were so very lucky to be privy to such a beautiful and special moment.<br /><br />We need to see the world more within the Light of Love...you see it through the Light of your Jesus' Love and I through my Gods' Love...and there's plenty of Love for all in the world. I really hope more choose to embrace Love and turn away from all of the ugly behaviour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-73345289647968208582011-05-02T02:36:27.499+01:002011-05-02T02:36:27.499+01:00And the people say, "Amen". Thank you f...And the people say, "Amen". Thank you for this. I posted a comment and an introduction on your Facebook page a week or so ago. I am Anglican-with-Quaker-Leanings : ) Ignatian-trained Spiritual Director, Midwife, Writer and Urban Farmer, married with four children. I found the "Royal Wedding" to be a very simple and sacred joining of two lovely young people in marriage and it was clear to me that they are in earnest and carefully planned a ceremony that would be God-honoring and loyal to a set of shared values. I thought the homily by the Lord Bishop of London to be among the best I've ever had the pleasure to hear and I hoped that people would take his words to heart. It was a beautiful service and a happy occasion for a family that has seen much of the same tragedy and pain that befall everyone in a broken world. I recalled the last time I saw those two young men walking up the aisle of Westminster Abbey and rejoiced with them that this time, the long walk was full of joy, instead of sorrow. Thank you again, for writing and for your work in the world, new to me ( I've just finished reading your book "Road of Blessing" and it has, indeed, been a blessing to me ) but becoming a marvelous part of my own life. Peace.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569442682455340958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-7914987234040405042011-05-02T01:04:21.963+01:002011-05-02T01:04:21.963+01:00Pen, I wasn't watching this but heard the musi...Pen, I wasn't watching this but heard the music because Star had turned over & thought that was lovely & Kate's dress was lovely; a return to a more beautiful & restrained monarchy. While not a royalist I appreciate the hard work they do & that they must live out their private moments in the public glare. They did so on their wedding day with grace & dignity & they desrve more than public vulgarity. They are God's annointed to head an earthly kingdom & as such these are sacred moments & we trivialise them at our peril. We seem to be good at that. *sigh*. God bless, Pen.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176246964466185315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-8933011850867425872011-05-02T00:28:38.958+01:002011-05-02T00:28:38.958+01:00I too have been a bit scolding to those who act as...I too have been a bit scolding to those who act as if the future King of England and Defender of the Faith is just some twit of a rock star, looking for publicity. I too took it personally, as an Anglican, as a priest. I saw not pagaentry and spectacle but one of the pivotal rites of our church. It was - in its location, in its invited guests, in the whole involvement of the people and church - an Anglican wedding. This is what we do. It represents and symbolizes - in any couple - the union of Jesus Christ and His bride, the Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-80645431584631066942011-05-01T23:34:13.743+01:002011-05-01T23:34:13.743+01:00Amen Ember! What I saw was pure Love and Joy, and ...Amen Ember! What I saw was pure Love and Joy, and I'll bet that's what God saw too!<br /><br />"Rejoice with those who rejoice..." Romans 12:15Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538563836252189874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-39956253205941734742011-05-01T23:22:14.971+01:002011-05-01T23:22:14.971+01:00What I saw in a rerun of the wedding were two swee...What I saw in a rerun of the wedding were two sweet "kids" getting married. I thought it sweet how he told her she looked beautiful! The women were all dressed in their finest and looked beautiful. I wouldn't want to dress up that way but I thought they all looked nice! At least the bride was fairly well covered up unlike so many brides with everything hanging out!Michelle-ozark crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854922223445105068noreply@blogger.com