tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post111765490757908630..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: Obscured by calamity...Steve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1117843562737220482005-06-03T20:06:00.000-04:002005-06-03T20:06:00.000-04:00Honesty. Honestly.How else can I come explain wha...Honesty. Honestly.<BR/><BR/>How else can I come explain what attracts me to your words, your hurts, your pains, your thoughts, your joys, your friends. Thank you so much for all of it.<BR/><BR/>I too have been racking my brain and my little measure of faith for what God has for me to do. He's placed within me drive, desire, a sense of what I <I>think</I> that He wants me to do, but I have APNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948999335229188006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1117768480505326812005-06-02T23:14:00.000-04:002005-06-02T23:14:00.000-04:00Steve, you definitely understand depression. I am...Steve, you definitely understand depression. I am tempted to ask my boyfriend to read this post so he will understand ME better. I related to so much of what you wrote here...including the wisdom of the Big Book. I just finished posting about how all my good friends have been through the 12 Steps for one thing or another.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I won't ramble on but thanks for your honesty and your Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1117746423724073432005-06-02T17:07:00.000-04:002005-06-02T17:07:00.000-04:00We don't like to admit it very often, but so many ...We don't like to admit it very often, but so many of us ordained ministers also find ourselves wondering, "Just where is God, anyway?" For me, faith is sometimes nothing more than just trusting that eventually, God <I>will</I> show up, or that my eyes will be opened enough to see God.Danny Bradfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171261421967060917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1117739069304338682005-06-02T15:04:00.000-04:002005-06-02T15:04:00.000-04:00I know the differnce between clinical depression a...I know the differnce between clinical depression and when your soul seems shrouded. When I was experiencing the latter I too submitted myself to a friend. She gave me a copy of St. John of the Cross's Dark Night of the Soul. It encouraged me when I read it. The book gave me some insight on what the Lord was trying to accomplish in my life. Which made walking through the Dark Night, easier to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1117723802892618242005-06-02T10:50:00.000-04:002005-06-02T10:50:00.000-04:00Great post. I loved the image of your friend allo...Great post. I loved the image of your friend allowing you to vent. I had a friend once twll me, "You just need to vomit." That souns gross, but it was so true. I didn't need fixed, I just needed to purge the crap from my soul and once I was able to do that I was able to get a better perspective on my life. <BR/><BR/>Brother, God is holding you and is here with you. Just because you may not New Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328837865727756374noreply@blogger.com