Comments on: Favorites From The Archives: Thin Places http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ksenia http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/#comment-25233 Ksenia Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:29:32 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/#comment-25233 I don't know about a payphone, but there is a dialphone on a desk near a shabby old armchair in San Francisco exactly like that. You don't even have to go there to feel it-- the occupant of that office, St. John Maximovitch, has come to visit you before you even thought you might like to go see him. This continues his work of visiting people who needed him, whether they had been able to contact him or not, and sometimes whether or not they even knew they needed him-- but they always really did. The saint's love, doesn't die any more than God's Love can, so what else can it do but seek us out? St. John of Kronstadt wrote that earthly help is long in coming, but heavenly help is right away, because your angels and saints knew ahead of time you were going to ask, so were already waiting to help. About the thin soul-- "aquire peace, and thousands around you will be saved." Simple, and radically sacrificial. A newly baptized gets to start over with a brand new thin soul, did you know that? Like a tiny baby! So treasure these times-- let them nourish you in the trials to come. I don’t know about a payphone, but there is a dialphone on a desk near a shabby old armchair in San Francisco exactly like that. You don’t even have to go there to feel it– the occupant of that office, St. John Maximovitch, has come to visit you before you even thought you might like to go see him. This continues his work of visiting people who needed him, whether they had been able to contact him or not, and sometimes whether or not they even knew they needed him– but they always really did.
The saint’s love, doesn’t die any more than God’s Love can, so what else can it do but seek us out? St. John of Kronstadt wrote that earthly help is long in coming, but heavenly help is right away, because your angels and saints knew ahead of time you were going to ask, so were already waiting to help.
About the thin soul– “aquire peace, and thousands around you will be saved.” Simple, and radically sacrificial. A newly baptized gets to start over with a brand new thin soul, did you know that? Like a tiny baby! So treasure these times– let them nourish you in the trials to come.

]]> By: carrie http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/#comment-25074 carrie Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:41:27 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/#comment-25074 I love this. I remember the first time I read it and have used that term a lot since then. thanks for the reminder. Carrie I love this. I remember the first time I read it and have used that term a lot since then. thanks for the reminder.
Carrie

]]> By: Susan http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/#comment-25023 Susan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:26:10 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/01/favorites-from-the-archives-thin-places/#comment-25023 I remember the first time I read this piece...it touched me deeply and filled me with longing. I have been to a few of those "Thin Places". Lovely. Susan I remember the first time I read this piece…it touched me deeply and filled me with longing. I have been to a few of those “Thin Places”. Lovely.

Susan

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