tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561404206099054897.post9129112071587984100..comments2011-09-09T14:05:10.153-05:00Comments on the long pew: ROBERT : According to one Divine Metronome . . . .robert benson and ben strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08701852293697722853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561404206099054897.post-63000997145286468132010-06-21T11:21:37.471-05:002010-06-21T11:21:37.471-05:00BEN —
Thank you much for sharing a bit your of yo...BEN —<br /><br />Thank you much for sharing a bit your of your story. We are happy that you read us, honored that you wrote to us, and thrilled for the fact that your wife is better.<br /><br />Namaste — <br /><br />R. BensonRobert Bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561404206099054897.post-43983302110183137882010-06-20T22:21:04.783-05:002010-06-20T22:21:04.783-05:00In December my wife had a sudden and unexplained h...In December my wife had a sudden and unexplained heart attack. She was in a coma for three days, and in the hospital for two weeks. During this time I was stretched to the limit and hurt beyond belief, worried that the love of my life would be gone forever, or not the same if she came back.<br /><br />But during this time I was closer to Jesus than ever before. I leaned on Christ from second to second, because I could do nothing else. My every breath was a prayer.<br /><br />Now my wife is fine, healthy and in good spirits. Doctors say she is a miracle. Despite all of the blessings that God has given me, and the experience of literally living in Christ, I am still finding myself drifting back to living life on my own, without the help of God. It seems as if I can only live in Christ when I face personal tragedy.<br /><br />I pray(though not enough) that God will give me the grace to stay close to Him in ordinary times. I am grateful for how near he is during tragedies and trials. I am also grateful for how patient and kind he is when I forget Him during the normal and mundane.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258644005132374860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561404206099054897.post-9162377235801263812010-06-17T09:24:13.451-05:002010-06-17T09:24:13.451-05:00Thank you reading and for taking time to write. Be...Thank you reading and for taking time to write. Be in touch.<br /><br />Namaste — <br /><br />R. Bensonrobert benson and ben strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701852293697722853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561404206099054897.post-75192267067948637762010-06-16T16:22:07.927-05:002010-06-16T16:22:07.927-05:00Thank you, Robert. Well said. Ordinariness is alwa...Thank you, Robert. Well said. Ordinariness is always our greatest challenge. I was just thinking today that it's time for me to reinstate my ordinary Mondays--moments when I reflect on a humdrum, overlooked detail of my life and consciously appreciate it. Fostering that perspective of gratitude makes all the difference - but isn't easy. It isn't <i>ordinary.</i> <br /><br />Blessings to you in your unfestivities; you have my prayers in this time whatever may surround you, in these oil-bespilled dog-days, these bellowing zones of war and heartbreak. <br /><br />--Peace,<br />ChristiChristi Krughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10207062849832227699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561404206099054897.post-64903666293555675112010-06-16T12:59:18.568-05:002010-06-16T12:59:18.568-05:00I love this post. Christ have mercy. Lord have mer...I love this post. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.<br />Indeed!<br />JamesJameshttp://www.ecclesialdreamer.comnoreply@blogger.com