tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post1580533684570984951..comments2024-03-18T19:34:36.812-07:00Comments on Morning Coffee: This and ThatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-82910857411311980722008-01-04T12:28:00.000-08:002008-01-04T12:28:00.000-08:00Hello. I hope you don't mind the intrusion; I was...Hello. I hope you don't mind the intrusion; I was just browsing Orthodox blogs, and I liked the name of yours, so I stopped to check it out. It's very nice.<BR/><BR/>I noticed your comment that this life is not the end of things, and I was reminded of a sort of corollary: so much Orthodox writing and literature teach us that while this life is not the end of things, it is very much the beginning of things. As you ask, "Is there anything too small to be illumined by God?" Dostoyevsky says in Brothers that this life is paradise when our spiritual eyes are opened. This life is where we learn to love God. I've been thinking about this a lot lately: to die is gain only for those to whom to live is Christ. This is sounding preachy, and I don't mean it to sound that way at all. All that I want to say is may we all find joy and love and the un-created light that is all around us and permeates all things. I rarely see clearly, so I have no right to write these words, but the ideas seem to be good ideas.<BR/><BR/>God blessIshmaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757671799731385432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-37300297885173449742008-01-04T11:16:00.000-08:002008-01-04T11:16:00.000-08:00I do believe you needed that back porch time, hugs...I do believe you needed that back porch time, hugs.<BR/><BR/>Happy Names Day! Many Years!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-12408123797950519202008-01-04T04:55:00.000-08:002008-01-04T04:55:00.000-08:00Happy Name Day. Many Years!Happy Name Day. Many Years!John Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770871159711745893noreply@blogger.com