Comments on: it’s a good time to doubt

By: alice

alice — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:41 +0000

Ooh I’m sorry I’m so slow in writing this, but your comments have been incredibly good for me – it’s very restorative to know that you’re not alone, that people get it and to have such generosity in love and support.

So, you’re all lovely and I would like to hug you! Xxx

By: AliBee

AliBee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:20:24 +0000

Thanks for your honesty once again Alice. I have no wise words but love that you acknowledge that you have them. I think that’s the most challenging step really- I guess getting answers is also challenging but you know what I mean

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:48:09 +0000

Thank you, thank you.

I think as soon as you write, ‘I am doubting’, you are in a safer place than your silence, scary though it is to say it.

I’d love to hear your doubts and questions and your steps to answering them.

And your line about Dan made me cry.

Much love.

By: Moira

Moira — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:11:09 +0000

By very strange coincidence our friend Tracey has blogged today about doubt: http://one-hand-clapping.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-rumsfeld-unlikely-beasts-and-blue.html. In fact it’s the second in a series. I find learning how people manage to co-exist with their doubt without compromising honesty is very inspiring and strangely encouraging. Loving Dan’s rainbows. xx

By: celia

celia — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:54:33 +0000

Alice, honest as always, making it real.

I’ve been reading Driscoll’s Vintage Jesus, and what Christ actually accomplished on the Cross. Pretty strong reading, but it brought home to me the sacrifice again. Stick close to the truth, it’s tough when you feel a little lost and questioning. Remember faith of a mustard seed will get you through. Do some cloud watching. Clouds made me smile yesterday – how cool is that?

Oh, and those Rainbows of Dan’s? Write ‘It is Finished’ under one and hang it up somewhere. x

Sorry if this is totally useless, sending lovely thoughts x

By: Belinda Norrington

Belinda Norrington — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:19:13 +0000

Oh, Alice lovely, if you are the duchess I am your countess friend! I go through periods of just shelving it, and times when I just want the answers. Those last three words could have been in capitals, I do feel like shouting sometimes!;)

For me, the killers are Dawkins et al, telling me I am intellectually incompetent for believing, I dismiss their shrill scorn, but it chips away. I will be looking at your links and telling myself that if we could prove it all, there would be no room for faith or choice, and that surely it would be a greater effort of faith to be an athiest.

One day Alice, we are going to meet up and have one mighty old chinwag – I say tea and cake in Hebden Bridge?! We’ll put the world to rights! Bxxx