Comments for Roderick's Rambles http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com Philip Roderick rambles on about spirituality, his vision and passions, and maybe where he has recently "fallen totally in love with and simply must live"! Fri, 09 May 2008 19:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Waves of Prayer by Dominique Payne http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-176 Dominique Payne Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:37:27 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-176 The picture of the sea, and the beautiful prayer-poems touched me... my love for the Lord is like the morning mist that goes away early, much to my shame... I need Him so much, yet am so weary of the struggle of this life that I hardly have energy to pray. Bless you for drawing me closer to Him, despite myself. The picture of the sea, and the beautiful prayer-poems touched me…
my love for the Lord is like the morning mist that goes away early, much to my shame… I need Him so much, yet am so weary of the struggle of this life that I hardly have energy to pray.
Bless you for drawing me closer to Him, despite myself.

]]> Comment on New Blog by Rory http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/5/#comment-175 Rory Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:53:14 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/5/#comment-175 The Church has a liturgical responsibility and an evangelism responsibility. The Church much like a child told to clean his room each week runs in and stuffs the drawers with items and under the bed and in the closet and sweeps the dirt under the rug and runs out to play yelling to his mum that the room is clean. Week after week the church blazes through the liturgy and prayers but the proof of a well cleaned room is behind the closet doors under the bed and the rug. The Liturgy has bones set by God through His holy Apostles and the early church declared in scripture in the New Testament providing the skeleton but the flesh God has left to us. God has given His church absolute freedom in developing beauty and fitness of form to the Church through the liturgy and evangelism. These two equal but separate ministries work together to build the community of God's people and then the world looks at us and says "My! How they love one another" And "God added to them the number that were being saved." Clean your room Philip! The Church has a liturgical responsibility and an evangelism responsibility. The Church much like a child told to clean his room each week runs in and stuffs the drawers with items and under the bed and in the closet and sweeps the dirt under the rug and runs out to play yelling to his mum that the room is clean. Week after week the church blazes through the liturgy and prayers but the proof of a well cleaned room is behind the closet doors under the bed and the rug. The Liturgy has bones set by God through His holy Apostles and the early church declared in scripture in the New Testament providing the skeleton but the flesh God has left to us. God has given His church absolute freedom in developing beauty and fitness of form to the Church through the liturgy and evangelism. These two equal but separate ministries work together to build the community of God’s people and then the world looks at us and says “My! How they love one another” And “God added to them the number that were being saved.” Clean your room Philip!

]]> Comment on New Blog by pet play yard http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/5/#comment-174 pet play yard Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:51:38 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/5/#comment-174 <strong>Hall call a long time</strong> ... Gossage entertained media and friends in his living room while the family pet, a husky named Docky, enjoyed the Hall call a long time

… Gossage entertained media and friends in his living room while the family pet, a husky named Docky, enjoyed the

]]> Comment on The Paradox of Presence by jameswillisisthebest http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-90 jameswillisisthebest Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:36:56 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-90 This is my first post just saying HI This is my first post
just saying HI

]]> Comment on The Paradox of Presence by susan BP http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-75 susan BP Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:12:18 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-75 interiority is a challenge for us in our materialistic 'outside' culture, a crucial step to truly holistic living, but it is also crucial (cross shaped)to marry that with care for the marginalised and how can a new community like CF do that? Are we doing it at all yet? interiority is a challenge for us in our materialistic ‘outside’ culture, a crucial step to truly holistic living, but it is also crucial (cross shaped)to marry that with care for the marginalised and how can a new community like CF do that? Are we doing it at all yet?

]]> Comment on The Paradox of Presence by Nicky Matthews http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-41 Nicky Matthews Sun, 13 May 2007 09:13:01 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-41 For the past 2 years I have been journeying towards the contempletive life. I now find myself in an extreamly trying time and have found that the hallowing of each moment has enabled me to deal with things that in previous times I would just have walked away from. Jesus is more tangibly there in each moment. I am finding that it is because of the interiority of my walk with Christ that the outward walk of compassion is made possible. Without it, without Him, I have no hope of real compassion. For the past 2 years I have been journeying towards the contempletive life. I now find myself in an extreamly trying time and have found that the hallowing of each moment has enabled me to deal with things that in previous times I would just have walked away from. Jesus is more tangibly there in each moment. I am finding that it is because of the interiority of my walk with Christ that the outward walk of compassion is made possible. Without it, without Him, I have no hope of real compassion.

]]> Comment on The Paradox of Presence by susan bowden-pickstock http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-40 susan bowden-pickstock Fri, 11 May 2007 15:41:12 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/the-paradox-of-presence/#comment-40 I too feel called to and find it much easier to take time off to listen and feel and experience reality, but am simply at the edges yet. I can now practise the presence in Brother Lawrence fashion, enjoying a sacred moment of leaves in sunshine or children laughing; they are brief moments but inform my life far beyond the moment. it is a hard but rewarding task to undo the action-is-all ethic. I too feel called to and find it much easier to take time off to listen and feel and experience reality, but am simply at the edges yet. I can now practise the presence in Brother Lawrence fashion, enjoying a sacred moment of leaves in sunshine or children laughing; they are brief moments but inform my life far beyond the moment. it is a hard but rewarding task to undo the action-is-all ethic.

]]> Comment on Waves of Prayer by George http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-33 George Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:49:02 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-33 Many thanks for your blog. I too have been waking up several times in the night and have recently realised that this is time that God has given me to pray for others. My wife and I are members of a centering prayer group that meets in a local priory and also part-time youth leaders. The contemplative tradition is very important to us and we are slowly introducing sacred reading and silent prayer to our youth group. Your image of the sea reminds me of the tides of life and the simple fact that there are times when it is right to withdraw and be silent and other times when action is necessary, sometimes even hard, sustained effort. It also reminds me that even a small effort can have profound results when we realise that God is present with us. The Franciscan tradition encourages us to pray, to study and to do; like breathing and the seasons and the tides, we are interwoven with and a vital part of God's rich and wonder-full world. George Many thanks for your blog. I too have been waking up several times in the night and have recently realised that this is time that God has given me to pray for others. My wife and I are members of a centering prayer group that meets in a local priory and also part-time youth leaders. The contemplative tradition is very important to us and we are slowly introducing sacred reading and silent prayer to our youth group. Your image of the sea reminds me of the tides of life and the simple fact that there are times when it is right to withdraw and be silent and other times when action is necessary, sometimes even hard, sustained effort. It also reminds me that even a small effort can have profound results when we realise that God is present with us.
The Franciscan tradition encourages us to pray, to study and to do; like breathing and the seasons and the tides, we are interwoven with and a vital part of God’s rich and wonder-full world.
George

]]> Comment on Waves of Prayer by Ann http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-32 Ann Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:13:48 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-32 A very powerful image Philip and a huge yearning for connection. I was reminded of the power of the sea and our impotence last week in Ireland with the rain bucketing down and the sea crashing over the sea wall and over passing cars. Exciting, powerful - and dangerous. Two deaths in my circle of friends this week have made me want to reach out too - and to give time and space to finding that connection. But how hard that is when the brain fills up with all sorts of 'white noise' of activities. I was asked the question , 'But if you lived by the sea you would surely find its noise as much of a nuisance as you find the traffic/radio/planes noises that you complain of?' No, was my answer - in fact the sea seems to soothe and clear the white noises of life. So finding a way of praying to do that job and which doesnt require standing by the seashore everyday would be very good! Thanks for your blogs - and the comments are great to read too. Ann A very powerful image Philip and a huge yearning for connection. I was reminded of the power of the sea and our impotence last week in Ireland with the rain bucketing down and the sea crashing over the sea wall and over passing cars. Exciting, powerful - and dangerous. Two deaths in my circle of friends this week have made me want to reach out too - and to give time and space to finding that connection. But how hard that is when the brain fills up with all sorts of ‘white noise’ of activities. I was asked the question , ‘But if you lived by the sea you would surely find its noise as much of a nuisance as you find the traffic/radio/planes noises that you complain of?’ No, was my answer - in fact the sea seems to soothe and clear the white noises of life. So finding a way of praying to do that job and which doesnt require standing by the seashore everyday would be very good!
Thanks for your blogs - and the comments are great to read too. Ann

]]> Comment on Waves of Prayer by Susan B http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-31 Susan B Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:54:55 +0000 http://rodericksrambles.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/waves-of-prayer/#comment-31 Powerful imagery ... I loved the idea of waves of intercession because we can only respond to, not intiate, the waves of the ocean and the call to intercession. Waves themselves are inbetween spaces, distinct yet part of the larger ocean's rhythm. This is so like intercession - being with others in those inbetween spaces yet recognising an essential unity between all. Each wave is unique to that moment in time - and so is my response to that call to intercession. It cannot be repeated and I am changed by the experience. I am reminded of Catherine of Siena and Therese de Lisieux whose prayer lives were both transformed by their encounters with the sea. Thanks for the apt photograph too! Susan Powerful imagery … I loved the idea of waves of intercession because we can only respond to, not intiate, the waves of the ocean and the call to intercession. Waves themselves are inbetween spaces, distinct yet part of the larger ocean’s rhythm. This is so like intercession - being with others in those inbetween spaces yet recognising an essential unity between all. Each wave is unique to that moment in time - and so is my response to that call to intercession. It cannot be repeated and I am changed by the experience. I am reminded of Catherine of Siena and Therese de Lisieux whose prayer lives were both transformed by their encounters with the sea.
Thanks for the apt photograph too! Susan

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