tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post6447035245301756173..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Butterfly FaithAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-66047082631395370622012-10-20T11:07:49.847-07:002012-10-20T11:07:49.847-07:00It's a British-ism. On the whole, I think Amer...It's a British-ism. On the whole, I think Americanisms are more expressive. but this Britishism I like!marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661793893933510877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-5905082799038501872012-10-17T01:07:44.005-07:002012-10-17T01:07:44.005-07:00Beautifully said. I have PTSD, and the whole atmos...Beautifully said. I have PTSD, and the whole atmosphere, along with my failure to respond to it, isolated me in a way that few things have. I'm still dealing with it.<br /><br />And your comment about the deeper existence of joy - so true. I have found joy on days where I sure wasn't happy!<br /><br />And I positively adore the expression 'happy clappy'. That'll make me smile for the rest of the night (it's 0200 here).Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-64959200150073128852012-10-17T00:54:50.447-07:002012-10-17T00:54:50.447-07:00"Happy clappy" is the worst kind of reli..."Happy clappy" is the worst kind of religion for folks who tend to depression. Makes them feel more out of synch. Provides nothing except (actual or implicit) criticism or even condemnation for not being as externally joyful and enthusiastic as everyone else. An upper for some, a total downer for many.<br />As you say, "victory" is surviving somehow day to day with the butterfly of faith and hope still flying. Being happy about it--that's not happening, and not even relevant to true faith. Joy is on a deeper level, and remains.<br />Faith hope and love are gifts of God's spirit, nurtured in an environment of true fellowship. NOT items manufactured by an upbeat church environment.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384828861243430155noreply@blogger.com