From Consider Jesus. Elizabeth Johnson
P 57 “…it is obvious that Jesus had a special and original experience of God as intimate, close, and tremendously compassionate over human suffering and sin. Out of that experience Jesus surfaced a name for God, namely ABBA. It is the Aramaic word that a small child would use to address his or her father before being able to talk. Translates into English as ‘papa’ or ‘dada’.”
There have been a few times I have truly felt that kind of closeness to God. Inspired by music. The first cry of a baby. The sunrise/set. The ocean either angry or calm. Such as these.
i know I am lucky to have these experiences but perhaps because I look for them. Always on the look, alert, searching and happily satisfied by the simple beauties that are present. When we’d go on hikes and I’d get winded I’d slow the group down and take an ah-ha moment. Looking for something interesting. It was there.
the Psalmists call out to God. You can too even if you don’t measure yourself as super religious. God will respond.
God Abide
Bobbie Giltz McGarey
Raton, NM
@2019
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