tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post3214451702561825015..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: A key to a revolutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-54089842991452953112016-11-19T21:31:34.913+00:002016-11-19T21:31:34.913+00:00Either of those names would be beautiful!
:0)Either of those names would be beautiful! <br /><br />:0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-40135489588940101262016-11-19T20:24:12.097+00:002016-11-19T20:24:12.097+00:00My husband and I are considering naming our home, ...My husband and I are considering naming our home, 'Chy an Lowr' meaning 'House of Enough' in Cornish.<br />Or, maybe, 'Tikvah', the Hebrew word for 'Hope' because life is not easy for us but because of our Christian faith <br />we live in hope! :)<br />Tough decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-33932994499723386362016-11-10T07:31:33.059+00:002016-11-10T07:31:33.059+00:00I'm so glad you will be coming to that day. I ...I'm so glad you will be coming to that day. I think it's time we who have a commitment to simplicity begin to put our heads together and allow some kind of affiliation to emerge. Like a spider's web.<br />Your:"It doesn't matter.<br />It's not important.<br />God is."<br />Yes. You posted online a photo of it written in your handwriting on a scrap of paper. I kept a copy of the picture, and added it to the folder of images that sequence through as my desktop background. So I see it from time to time, and think of you.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-50593833848000937262016-11-09T22:39:48.667+00:002016-11-09T22:39:48.667+00:00Thanks, Ember. A mantra that came to me, which I&#...Thanks, Ember. A mantra that came to me, which I've probably told you about, is:<br />It doesn't matter.<br />It's not important.<br />God is.<br /><br />I learned the 'I have enough ' from you, and find it a good reminder. I like this addition of 'I Am. Enough.' - as you say, it has lots of layers of meaning, just as the 'God is' at the end of mine does.<br /><br />Have already booked in for the Gispel Simplicity day next year, and looking forward to it xxxMother Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07045038662528529110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-77118546514065942942016-11-07T07:15:21.825+00:002016-11-07T07:15:21.825+00:00Amen. xAmen. xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-10149226037404000982016-11-07T06:27:28.029+00:002016-11-07T06:27:28.029+00:00For years I have been dwelling on Philippians 4:13...For years I have been dwelling on Philippians 4:13. It is time for many of us to realise the great and abundant blessings we have in our western lifestyle. I may struggle but it is nothing compared to the plight of those without food or clean water, without adequate shelter or clothing, without a chance of education. The list is endless.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-62435534382171818382016-11-04T21:00:42.962+00:002016-11-04T21:00:42.962+00:00:0) x:0) xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-59456006835382987402016-11-04T19:10:32.652+00:002016-11-04T19:10:32.652+00:00Ah,that,s my life,s motto : I HAVE ENOUGH
Helps m...Ah,that,s my life,s motto : I HAVE ENOUGH <br />Helps me thru tough times or before I wanna buy something ( and then I don,t 😉)<br />Our greed is destroying us..estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577135942964004151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-39602087542123610892016-11-03T21:16:58.148+00:002016-11-03T21:16:58.148+00:00:0) x:0) xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-3020353076293233782016-11-03T21:13:17.215+00:002016-11-03T21:13:17.215+00:00Yes, I knew of that practice, Pen. It is very wis...Yes, I knew of that practice, Pen. It is very wise I think, as well as being scriptural. ☺Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401077076749152919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-577358302099581712016-11-03T20:18:29.861+00:002016-11-03T20:18:29.861+00:00Hi Robin - What you say - '"i am" ca...Hi Robin - What you say - '"i am" cannot be separate of "I AM"' - yes, that's my feeling too.<br /><br />Hi Ganeida - ah, I love that passage; I have it carved in stone and fixed to the front wall of our house, for people passing by to see. I love the approach some of my contemplative monastic friends take; the leader of the community peruses the news, and tells everyone else what matters especially require prayer. So they are not thrown off balance by all the turbulence, but remain faithful to the task of holding so many suffering people in the Light.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-53861735406405603592016-11-03T20:10:39.773+00:002016-11-03T20:10:39.773+00:00I ended up with Philippians 4:8 ~
And now, dear br...I ended up with Philippians 4:8 ~<br />And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.<br /><br />As a result I am avoiding as much as I can the news & FB ranting ~ not to put my head in the sand & ignore the sad state of the world but because it is depressing & gloomy & bad for me. There is much good, much beauty, many fine & wonderful people & God's still on His throne. I am no good to anyone if I allow myself to become depressed & angry by the state of the world. By changing my focus I have hope & hope to offer.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401077076749152919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-74864678687360533762016-11-03T19:39:05.971+00:002016-11-03T19:39:05.971+00:00Thank you for your answer. I like the Jesus Praye...Thank you for your answer. I like the Jesus Prayer also, but the "a sinner" part is hard for me to say, all though I can comprehend its interpretations, still I find it hard to say completely and that perhaps is its transformative power. However, I do now feel from talking with you that it is time to let go of my own ego-centric focus and learn to open to the true meaning of "I AM" and that it is not separate from who I am, because "i am" cannot be separate of "I AM". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509783349222779019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-25276297101791481542016-11-03T10:32:57.318+00:002016-11-03T10:32:57.318+00:00Hi Robin - thank you for getting in touch - good t...Hi Robin - thank you for getting in touch - good to hear from you. I'm so pleased you've found my writing helpful; it's most encouraging to know that.<br /><br />I think you should use whatever form of words is most helpful to you.<br /><br />What I personally liked especially about 'I Am enough' is its multiple meanings. <br /><br />That it could mean:<br /><br />~ though I feel inadequate in this set of circumstances, God will provide for me, I don't need to be any other kind of person that who I am. God put me here, so he thinks I am enough to do this job<br /><br />~ God is enough for me, even if everything else is taken away, even if I fail and am humiliated, the great I Am That I Am is my keeper, my master, my Lord, and I belong to him<br /><br />~ I am made in the image of the great I Am, and in every living moment I can draw on his limitless resources because I am rooted in him<br /><br />~ God and I are One, through the great redemption won on the cross; there is nowhere I can go where he is not already in the situation; if I am there, so is he; together we are enough to tackle this<br /><br />For me, personally, I enjoy that the phrase 'I Am enough' is a bag to hold all that meaning. But I think you should go with whatever works for you. I mean, Gandhi's mantra was "Rama, Rama, Rama," a formula for abiding joy, and it kept him steady through all kinds of trials, but it doesn't really mean anything to me - except that it reminds me of Gandhi himself, and he is one of my all-time heroes.<br /><br />And some people love the Jesus Prayer of the Orthodox Church ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner"), find it beautiful and inspiring and have it as their mantra. I just find it gloomy and depressing.<br /><br />For me, "I have enough, I Am enough" means something like "Together we can do this - we don;t need to buy anything or add anything or take anything from someone else; the resources are all here, and they are infinite."<br /><br />Hope that helps, and thank you for asking the question - waving from England! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-62856681595847311862016-11-03T05:48:01.729+00:002016-11-03T05:48:01.729+00:00I've just discovered your blog. I'm in th...I've just discovered your blog. I'm in the process of re-reading the first 6 books of your series and am delighted to find you have 3 more published. Last I thought about you and your books you were writing book 7, I think. I've learned so much from your books about how to interact lovingly with others. A problem I have because I tend to isolate. Your thoughts today helped me but I have a question that pertains to how I interpret your mantra and is not meant to be disparaging in anyway about what it means to you. It's the 2nd part "I AM enough". I certainly understand that "I AM" is God, but when I say the mantra to myself I have a hard time getting myself out of the way as I tend to be ego-centric. For me it seems better to say "God is enough". Do you think this is advisable? Or should I perhaps work harder on training myself to comprehend that I AM is God and not my ego? I hope this makes sense. Thank you for any thoughts you have on this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509783349222779019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-29795108492355246742016-11-02T21:34:16.726+00:002016-11-02T21:34:16.726+00:00Julia - both so beautiful, and two sides of the sa...Julia - both so beautiful, and two sides of the same coin maybe. The time between now and when I was fifteen and came upon St Francis, I have been on the trail of less - silence, humility, empty-handedness. And now this, which is about fullness. The Amish also practice it; knowing when to stop.<br /><br />Anne - let me know know you get on - if it speaks wisdom/peace to you, if it makes a difference.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-81498954838817722372016-11-02T21:07:03.393+00:002016-11-02T21:07:03.393+00:00I am going to try meditating on that, Pen.I am going to try meditating on that, Pen.Anne Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160915179685300264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-6837285102123060962016-11-02T17:13:40.155+00:002016-11-02T17:13:40.155+00:00I am nought, I have nought, I seek nought but swee...I am nought, I have nought, I seek nought but sweet Jesus in Jerusalem. Hilton's prayer<br />Thou art enough to me, Julian's prayerJulia Bolton Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815712145337889572noreply@blogger.com