Comments on: The Hole Of Insecurity and The Fragrance Of Worship http://www.danwilt.com/the-hole-of-insecurity-and-the-fragrance-of-worship/ spiritual storytelling, keeping faith Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bonnie Bell Kennedy http://www.danwilt.com/the-hole-of-insecurity-and-the-fragrance-of-worship/#comment-860378 Bonnie Bell Kennedy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:40:35 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/?p=1786#comment-860378 I agree with you Jessica. After reading N. T. Wright’s “Simply Christian” and in our discussions of the four “echoes” and nature of God in the Essentials Blue Course, Dan’s words are clearer to me now. The struggle, the tension of the push and pull is because of our living between heaven and earth. We are living in two worlds and sometimes we think God is far away from us, which can create insecurity and uncertainty. When we begin to listen to the “echoes” of God’s voice through a friend’s word, through songs, poems and through nature, we realize that God is all around us. He “sits with us in that place.” He is with us and fills the hole in our heart. When God takes our hand we rise and worship Him. We dance a new dance, we sing a new song and celebrate the goodness of creation and rejoice in the new creation to come. "We come to life....and the new breath fills our lungs." I agree with you Jessica. After reading N. T. Wright’s “Simply Christian” and in our discussions of the four “echoes” and nature of God in the Essentials Blue Course, Dan’s words are clearer to me now. The struggle, the tension of the push and pull is because of our living between heaven and earth. We are living in two worlds and sometimes we think God is far away from us, which can create insecurity and uncertainty.

When we begin to listen to the “echoes” of God’s voice through a friend’s word, through songs, poems and through nature, we realize that God is all around us. He “sits with us in that place.” He is with us and fills the hole in our heart. When God takes our hand we rise and worship Him. We dance a new dance, we sing a new song and celebrate the goodness of creation and rejoice in the new creation to come. “We come to life….and the new breath fills our lungs.”

]]> By: jessica http://www.danwilt.com/the-hole-of-insecurity-and-the-fragrance-of-worship/#comment-860083 jessica Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:30:44 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/?p=1786#comment-860083 I think this is a perfect illustration of what N.T. Wright describes in Simply Christian. We find ourselves struggling in a world of insecurity and uncertainty, yet along the way we find "echoes" or, as you've put it, "angels" that point us back in the direction of God. As we experience more of God's presence, worship for who He is overflows from and fills every part of our lives. I think this is a perfect illustration of what N.T. Wright describes in Simply Christian. We find ourselves struggling in a world of insecurity and uncertainty, yet along the way we find “echoes” or, as you’ve put it, “angels” that point us back in the direction of God. As we experience more of God’s presence, worship for who He is overflows from and fills every part of our lives.

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