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Tuesday, November 16. 2010

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All worship was to him sacred, since he believed that in its most degraded forms, among the most ignorant and foolish of worshippers, there has yet been some true seeking after the Divine, and that between these and the most glorious ritual or the highest philosophic certainty, there lies so small a space that we may believe the Saints in Paradise regard it with a smile.



Via Potemra, who says "It’s from Elizabeth Waterhouse’s Thoughts of a Tertiary, and it was used by Evelyn Underhill as one of the epigraphs to her classic book Worship"

Posted by Bird Dog in Religion at 13:58 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I attend a Christian church and I was raised in one. I've been on a lot of faith paths. I believe in one God and I believe He makes Himself available to all His sons and daughters. That's why I am respectful of any believer, even the ones I disagree with.
It is a problem for me that most religions do claim to be THE path. They are saying that God has hidden Himself from most of the world. Some Christians and some Muslims will allow that people who haven't heard of Christianity or Islam may have an excuse for not embracing them, but those people often seem to believe that people should abandon all they have believed at the first word they hear of either Christianity or Islam.
Some people may be moved that way. I wasn't and still haven't been.
#1 Geoff Brown on 2010-11-16 14:23 (Reply)
It's about Christianity, not about religions. That book Worship is a classic.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2010-11-16 14:42 (Reply)
Worship like Love must have an object or person on which to focus. It is that Person that makes the worship sacred or not. One way to look at it; worship is the fear emotion (respect, awe, fear); what one fears (worships) is what one will serve - be it devil, God or government. JP
#2 JP Blickenstaff on 2010-11-16 23:43 (Reply)
My daughter recently said to me, "If the gates of heaven are locked, I'm turning around." I've softened that a bit to, "I think the gates of heaven are going to be open." We all know that parents need respect to help guide their kids, and human parents need a slight tinge of fear for most kids. I think that's true and I think it's a bit sad.
I think God's love is perfect. I think He's going to welcome all of us. And I worship that love far more than I would worship fear.
#2.1 Geoff Brown on 2010-11-17 12:32 (Reply)
Pastor this morning told; Angels shout across heaven to each other, "Holy!" to encourage a greater shout from the next, "HOLY!'" and the next, "HOLY!" to glorify Most Holy Trinity.

Saints on earth and in Paradise smile and join in the unending hymn, Holy HOLY, HOLY LORD! ...
#3 Leag on 2010-11-17 16:03 (Reply)

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