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Subject: Re: Describing God

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Jenn C

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Date Posted: 14:02:05 12/05/01 Wed
In reply to: Jessika 's message, "Re: Describing God" on 13:48:45 12/05/01 Wed

This question just reminds me that i have got to get my video up (the How Beautiful video) and that we need to do that at church soon (we will do it either in Dec or Jan -- Ben and Scott have to decide which).

I have never thought about God being my force. I like that I am not the only person who has some of the "daddy" images of God. I love how you see him even in the small everyday things, like the silly girltalk.

I think my favorite images of Him come from my walks. I get to talk to Him and have this image of Him walking right next to me interested in everything I have say. Like you said, crying whien I cry, with his arm around me, laughing when I laugh, giving me the "goofy proud dad look" when I his an epiphany or tell Him about some noteworthy thing that has happened.

Isn't it amazing how one God can fill all these roles and be described in all these ways?

>>I did my part in describing different images of God.
>>What does God look like to you?
>
>I am a big Star Wars geek so I often think of Him as
>my force. When I am really down, I see myself on my
>knees, hands streaced to the sky, crying. In that
>image His hands reaching down from the sky to hold
>mine. Or he is behind me with his hands on my
>sholders, crying with me. Feeling my pain. I see him
>as a Dad figure, pushing me as high as He can on the
>swings, or helping me go down the REALY big slide. At
>other times I see Him roling His eyes and trying to
>hide His laughter as I talk about silly girl stuff,
>but I know He really does can about it and me.

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