Comments on: The Ocean http://macfrazier.com/2009/07/the-ocean/ The personal opinions of a New Christian pastor entrepreneur geek punk. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mac http://macfrazier.com/2009/07/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Mac Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:43:02 +0000 http://macfrazier.com/?p=340#comment-78 Wow, great quote, Malcolm. It fits beautifully! And happy birthday, by the way. :) Wow, great quote, Malcolm. It fits beautifully!

And happy birthday, by the way. :)

]]> By: Malcolm http://macfrazier.com/2009/07/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Malcolm Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:23:28 +0000 http://macfrazier.com/?p=340#comment-77 I really like this. I love it when a bunch of correspondences come together in a way that helps us understand everything better. I particularly appreciated the part about your son feeling safe to explore because of having your hand to hold on to. It reminds me of one of my favorite passages in the Writings, True Christian Religion 165 (http://baltimorenewchurch.org/search/index.cfm?action=search.displayPassage&workid=99&passageNumber=165 ). "[I]n what manner these passages are to be understood... the reason left to itself is incapable of seeing. What then is to be done? There is no other way than for man to go to the Lord God the Savior, and under His auspices read the Word; for He is the God of the Word; and man will then be enlightened and will see truths which reason also will acknowledge. But on the other hand, if you do not approach the Lord, though you read the Word a thousand times,... you will never understand...." It's when I forget to hold on to the Lord's hand when I'm reading the Word that I get pulled out and dunked and feel like I'm over my head and out of my depth etc. I really like this. I love it when a bunch of correspondences come together in a way that helps us understand everything better.

I particularly appreciated the part about your son feeling safe to explore because of having your hand to hold on to. It reminds me of one of my favorite passages in the Writings, True Christian Religion 165 (http://baltimorenewchurch.org/search/index.cfm?action=search.displayPassage&workid=99&passageNumber=165 ).

“[I]n what manner these passages are to be understood… the reason left to itself is incapable of seeing. What then is to be done? There is no other way than for man to go to the Lord God the Savior, and under His auspices read the Word; for He is the God of the Word; and man will then be enlightened and will see truths which reason also will acknowledge. But on the other hand, if you do not approach the Lord, though you read the Word a thousand times,… you will never understand….”

It’s when I forget to hold on to the Lord’s hand when I’m reading the Word that I get pulled out and dunked and feel like I’m over my head and out of my depth etc.

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