tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post2005750593043098327..comments2023-10-18T04:56:07.965-07:00Comments on Spiritual Sensuality: Practicing the Prayer-filled LifeJemila Kwonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451421686332228381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-15039460553731785892007-03-09T13:39:00.000-08:002007-03-09T13:39:00.000-08:00Kate, I'm going to be mulling your thoughts over a...Kate, I'm going to be mulling your thoughts over a for a bit. Your description and response are very powerful.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304380235683086698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-84580258606180573022007-03-09T05:10:00.000-08:002007-03-09T05:10:00.000-08:00Kate, that's very powerful. My heart is with you.Kate, that's very powerful. My heart is with you.Jemila Kwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451421686332228381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-22260852595920030832007-03-08T20:14:00.000-08:002007-03-08T20:14:00.000-08:00In the NLT Jesus says here "my soul is crushed". I...In the NLT Jesus says here "my soul is crushed". <BR/><BR/>I know that when I have felt like this, I have not faced God - I have hidden or rebelled or been angry.<BR/><BR/>That Jesus goes to his Father at this point and asks to be spared, only to be denied - is heartbreaking for me. <BR/><BR/>What impresses me is Jesus's ability to then face his fate.<BR/>" Enough! It is time". How I wish I could move on from times when God has denied me.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117084239449213807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-24376329668095253022007-03-07T06:32:00.000-08:002007-03-07T06:32:00.000-08:00I love what you all have had to say...this has bee...I love what you all have had to say...this has been one of my favorite passages for a long time. There's something about knowing that Jesus suffered that creates a link for us to a God who otherwise can sometimes seem distant. <BR/><BR/>This time I was struck by the words "If it be possible"...that Jesus would feel free to ask for the longing of his heart. Though he ended with "thy will be done" he still tried to find a way around it; I am comforted that even Jesus looked for another way.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591808128541140038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-34744710649838936752007-03-05T05:14:00.000-08:002007-03-05T05:14:00.000-08:00Yes Nancy -- it is so easy to get caught up prayin...Yes Nancy -- it is so easy to get caught up praying from the head, esp in front of groups where you are the designated leader. I know in my church we talk about authenticity, but there are still "limits" to what is appropriate and acceptable without weirding people out with too much reality. Yet Jesus isn't concerned with making his death preparation look high and holy or within a certain acceptable range for the sake of his disciples -- even for the sake of their faith.Jemila Kwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451421686332228381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-20399100084814639472007-03-05T05:08:00.000-08:002007-03-05T05:08:00.000-08:00I appreciate the honesty of emotions in the time J...I appreciate the honesty of emotions in the time Jesus spent praying. He was not praying with his "head". Nothing rote, nothing that would smack of "lingo"...he was real before his Father and those watching as he prayed.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678190043874793171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-47693764403554617112007-03-04T21:15:00.000-08:002007-03-04T21:15:00.000-08:00Amy, the second part of your comment really strike...Amy, the second part of your comment really strikes a chord with me. I like the link you made with the power of friends who are just "there" to witness something important, without doing anything, spiritual or otherwise. Amazing that Jesus took the risk of being vulnerable, of asking for what he "needed" and was let down by his closest friends. I know this also is something I relate to in my personal journey.<BR/><BR/>I also appreciate the fact that Jesus seemed quite intentional about allowing his closest disciples to see him "like that." I find that provocative.Jemila Kwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451421686332228381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-68029523411636686752007-03-04T21:03:00.000-08:002007-03-04T21:03:00.000-08:00I was most impressed by the very "humanness" of Je...I was most impressed by the very "humanness" of Jesus. I tend to picture Jesus as more "God-like" and having life and his purpose pretty much under control. This really bring to my mind a much more personal, real Jesus, like Jemila said.<BR/><BR/>I was also impressed that Jesus asked three of his disciples to come with him to watch. Not to pray with him or for him, but to watch. It made me wonder if that can sometimes be the purpose of friends.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304380235683086698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37709608.post-23049787117286946592007-03-04T19:47:00.000-08:002007-03-04T19:47:00.000-08:00What most impresses me about this passage is that ...What most impresses me about this passage is that here is a Jesus I can really relate to...I am a wrestle with God alot, I get angsty and feel spiritually contorted; my spiritually life is rarely a fluffy ride on cloud nine, yet I long ultimately for God's will.Jemila Kwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451421686332228381noreply@blogger.com