FCS Journal, Week Seven: October 10-16, 2004
This has been a week to get current on the readings and to work on the
papers due on Saturday. As I do the reading and as I spend time in
Sacred Space, the whole week can be
summarized by one of the prayers on Sacred Space:
In the silence of my innermost being,
in the fragments of my yearned-for wholeness,
can I hear the whispers of God’s presence?
Can I remember when I felt God’s nearness?
When we walked together and I let myself be embraced by God’s love.
As I read of those who struggled yet experienced so powerfully God’s
presence and when I find myself not knowing the answer to those
questions, I found it hard this week to continue in the faith and the
quest to grow in union with God. I don’t really doubt God’s presence
with me, but there are some weeks that are easier to listen to those
voices. Yet I pray the prayer and look forward to those times when I
will again know the nearness and love of God that I preach and that my
heart knows is true.
