by Roxanne -

A Walk With God

Photo TheInterviewWithGod.com

Imagine taking a walk with God. This presentation will inspire and uplift you. God lives in the deepest part of our being. We can walk with God anytime we connect with our true self.

If you are interested in different ways of imagining God watch the film Quantum Activist with physicist Amit Goswami (Netflix Play Instantly), read John Haught’s 101 Questions On God and Evolution, the best selling novel The Shack or simply read the bible.

In the bible, God is portrayed as an architect and potter in Genesis, a cloud of smoke and a pillar of fire in Exodus, even a burning bush. In the gospels, Jesus uses over 39 images for God including God as a woman with a lost coin, God as water that sustains us, and God as a vine.

In her book Models of God, theologian Sallie McFague presents us with the rich images of God as a mother, a lover and a friend. These images place God directly into the deepest and most intimate relationships we will ever have. While these images may be new for some, they are actually quite old. She has pulled these images directly from the bible. In the Book of Hosea, God is described as our mother and as Job’s friend in the Book of Job. An entire book of the bible is devoted to describing God as a lover – the Song of Songs.

What are your images of God? What new ones could you add?

You may also like The Fourth Dimension, Chronicles of Narnia and Happiness is a Choice.

by Roxanne -

Golden Temple Guests

My last post asked the question, “Who is a guest?” At the Golden Temple this question is answered every day. The least among us are treated like royalty. DH writes,

“I ate lunches there, and washed dishes and even helped cook some of the stuff, about 5 times… Quite an experience, very much like the pics show. The one thing about Golden Temple: It is CROWDED beyond anything Americans or Westerners EVER feel comfy with. You get about 15 cubic inches of space <G>… The picture of the kid sleeping is quite peaceful, but when I was there, there would have been another 15 folks sitting, sleeping and otherwise occupying the space in the picture… And yeah, the kid would have been asleep unbothered right in the middle of that :)))”

This is the vision. See for yourself. Take a virtual visit to the The Golden Temple.

You may also like Malls of Justice, Does Everyone Have a Voice? and Babette’s Feast.

by Roxanne -

The Guest

Reframe. Who is a guest? This intriguing film clip provides yet one more way to understand the core of Christian theology – in order for any of us to be saved, healed or made truly whole, ALL of us must be healed.

As St. Paul wrote long ago, “All of creation is groaning, laboring toward salvation, toward becoming a new creation” (Romans 8:19). In other words, we are saved together.

Similarly, in this short film which you can click and watch: The Guest, Henrik Malmgren writes, “In a society where we take care of each other with bullets, the old widow Elsa is trapped in old habits. When her lonely dinner gets brutally interrupted, Elsa makes a decision that changes more than her own life, understanding that Paradise is lost without others.” (Emphasis mine)

You may also like You’re Invited!, Salut! To Your Health, and Come to the Feast!.

by Roxanne -

Only Peace Brings Peace

Image Pathways To Peace

Where did we ever get the idea that war could bring peace? Violence only brings more violence, not only for those who are on the receiving end but for those who perpetrate it.

We are smarter than this. Resistence to violence can take many forms. To become a society that values peace, we must learn non-violent and peaceful ways to resist violence and create change.

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi.

This is powerful. Watch Pathways to Peace.

You may also like Labyrinths, Come to the Feast!, and The Human Experience.

by Roxanne -

Great Lakes Revisited

As it turns out, I have lived by one of the Great Lakes nearly all of my adult life.

Growing up in Minnesota I was able to see Lake Superior. In my early twenties I lived in Milwaukee near Lake Michigan. When my oldest daughter was born we lived in Toledo on shores of Lake Erie. When my youngest daughter was a year old we moved to Chicago, back to Lake Michigan. Now I live in Minnesota – once again near Lake Superior and another famous body of water, the mighty Mississippi.

Memories and images of these Great Lakes fill my memories.

Photo R.Meshar
Photo R. Meshar
Photo R. Meshar
Photo R. Meshar

Sweet water from these majestic lakes has relaxed my body, soothed my soul and refreshed my spirit. With my children I have played in their sands, held their small bodies in the surf and walked endless beaches. The sound of the waves has kept me company and sung me to sleep. The Lakes are a part of me.

You may also like Beachy Days, Evening at Lake Harriet and Six Word Novel.