Dirty Angel

[philios]

Angel became rather dirty this morning as Priscilla (Hummel) and I went for a walk around the neighborhood of Nesbit Lakes. I've been staying with Debi B. at her house this week for the final week of CYT camp that didn't happen, inventoring costumes and the like. I must say that I really love it, more than I expected to. And that, quite frankly, is

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[kren_munif]

Me gusta paragraphs :'(

[philios]

Yes, but that would be making it way too easy for you, now wouldn't it?

[rialc]

I was thinking after we spoke last night about Lauren and I, and our similar prediciment (sp?). I find it interesting that we women always struggle so much more and so much longer with the whole father God concept that men do. The conclusion I have come to is because of our concept of a father. Think about it. Who is our daddy? Is he someone tangible? Yes, the girls that have the distant fathers are usually the ones that end up with the messed up men in their lives. I think because of the way we are programmed in the first place by the amazing father God, we can not see Him as our Father. Does this make any sense to you? It made a lot of sense to me at 2 this morning... I could just be nuts.

[philios]

Yes, it does make sense. Fathers are human, they start out as tiny little baby boys and then become very vulnerable young men and finally something propels them into fatherhood. They have a hard job. But our Father is a Creator too, an adopted Father and a Creator. I think it makes sense that in this world, with so much already clouding our view, it is difficult sometimes to judge from our fathers what our Father is like. But then, we become creators (in a way) when we become mothers, and give our children an idea of their Creator. What a muddied view mine would have! It's just hard, in this place (in the 'Enemy's camp) to get an idea, especially when our own minds can whisper treacherous things to us, but it's there.
I don't know about the messed up men. I haven't met anyone who was messed up that I remember, not a mess that couldn't be set right. More like dirt that hasn't been washed off yet, or cuts that haven't been cleaned.
Distant fathers. They are still something more than that though, I think. Maybe?

The sacred romance

[squishy_bubbles]

So my shining star lent me a book, and it is quite good. But its funny you should mention wanting someone to pursue, to honor with actions. If we could each learn to do that for God, if we made God our beloved and fought the battles, to only come back and say I did that for you and not for myself, what an incredible world this would be.

Also, another quick thought, isn't it amazing that God loves us even when we don't believe that He does. I love you bunches and would love nothing more than to sit with you and talk about God and love and life, and silly things like fire hydrants that look like children.

Re: The sacred romance

[philios]

Drew is reading that book right now, he is very stoked about it. Maybe this is something I should read too. We will get together this week! "I have forseen it..." *in creepy Darth Mel voice*
Oh, yes.