Dear Brandi - what a rich feast you have written! "He maintained...equilibrium, like one guided by reason." That to me is true riches. I recognize the desert, the wilderness, as something to which I was abandoned at birth, in the utterly austere and rejecting nature of my familial relationships. I was convinced my parents were going to one day drive me to some nameless field and leave me there alone to fend for myself. I used to hide little packets of crackers and baby food jars of milk when we left town, against just such an eventuality. It never happened geographically, but I realize that the desert is always where my heart has been. Having experienced a beautiful marriage, and having walked with the ever-distant but ever-present God, I realize the desert has become my home. I can relax about it. God in His goodness called me to wilderness, and He is with me.
Nina, thank you. And thank you for your own beautiful insight. Isn't it wonderful we don't have to GO anywhere, that we can be where we are, and find Him? It gives me joy to think of us both seeking, exactly where we are, in our "separate" places. May God bless you, too, today!!
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This wisdom is just what I needed today, thank you. I’ll be simmering in these ideas in my own cloudy desert in the wintry hills of Upstate New York.
Michelle, thank you for reading! I hope it was a blessing to you and helps your spirit stay warm in this time of life (and place)!
Dear Brandi - what a rich feast you have written! "He maintained...equilibrium, like one guided by reason." That to me is true riches. I recognize the desert, the wilderness, as something to which I was abandoned at birth, in the utterly austere and rejecting nature of my familial relationships. I was convinced my parents were going to one day drive me to some nameless field and leave me there alone to fend for myself. I used to hide little packets of crackers and baby food jars of milk when we left town, against just such an eventuality. It never happened geographically, but I realize that the desert is always where my heart has been. Having experienced a beautiful marriage, and having walked with the ever-distant but ever-present God, I realize the desert has become my home. I can relax about it. God in His goodness called me to wilderness, and He is with me.
Jill, I just love you so much. You are constantly in my heart and prayers. How lucky I am to have you in my life.
Nina, thank you. And thank you for your own beautiful insight. Isn't it wonderful we don't have to GO anywhere, that we can be where we are, and find Him? It gives me joy to think of us both seeking, exactly where we are, in our "separate" places. May God bless you, too, today!!