tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post113234221060655152..comments2023-12-22T03:49:21.303-05:00Comments on Reflections of a Happy Old Man: The Kingdom of GodLarry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1134088641386981832005-12-08T19:37:00.000-05:002005-12-08T19:37:00.000-05:00Great post.. reminds me of something I read. "Th...Great post.. reminds me of something I read.<BR/> "The Kingdom of God is inside you (and all around you)<BR/><BR/>line from Coptic Gospel of Thomas 3.Matthew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919005584482014277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1133883664827842752005-12-06T10:41:00.000-05:002005-12-06T10:41:00.000-05:00You're so right, Paul. Thanks for this thought pr...You're so right, Paul. Thanks for this thought provoking comment. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/prayer_buddy/poetry.html" REL="nofollow">"In the rustling grass</A> I hear him pass; he speaks to me everywhere."<BR/><BR/>This is not a case of either/or, but both/and. The initial decision is a big one, big as a <A HREF="http://larry.1afm.com/jonah.htm" REL="nofollow">whale</A> as Jonah found to his dismay.<BR/><BR/>Some are dismayed; some overjoyed; the fish come is different sizes and shapes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, ole buddy.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1133881727097279962005-12-06T10:08:00.000-05:002005-12-06T10:08:00.000-05:00Perhaps God speaks to us through several small fis...Perhaps God speaks to us through several small fishes. Taken together their message may outweigh the large fish.<BR/><BR/>For some reason that's not fully rational, I've rejected small and big, inner and outer, worldly and spiritual. I look for the Sacred in both as I suppose you do. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the balance comes from focusing more on inner or outer for a period of time and then shifting our focus to the other.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536102483146881252noreply@blogger.com