I believe it to be a place that God has taken to be His dwelling,
Of course God is everywhere.
But a Holy place is a place God has chosen to fill with his Work.
It is protected by His work, if you choose to accept it.
So accept it... & take off your shoes.
Lay down all defences.
You will not be hurt.
Here, you are safe.
You can cry about anything.
Everything.
You will not be scorned.
Here, It's alright.
I also happen to believe,
that anywhere people bring their pain to lay down at God's feet, God makes Holy.
I have been listening to an amazing series of sermons(http://www.orthodoxsermons.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=119&Itemid=26) on the life of Abraham...
ReplyDeleteThe life of Abraham has a main theme wich is separation , lonliness and hardships .
Abraham had to go through these before he could fully experience the presence and blessings of God...
It's true that whenever there's pain there's God ..
Pain is only a stage that we must pass through in order for God to make mighty heroes and giants of faith out of us like Abraham
"Suffering , pain , sorrow , humiliation, feelings of loneliness , are nothing but the kiss of Jesus , a sign that you have come so close that He can kiss you" Mother Teresa
Really don't want to contradict you, Rostom. But I can't understand & won't accept that suffering, pain & loneliness are God's blessing or sign of love... they are products of a fallen world, a fallen world God wants to set right in His love & justice. I understand that Mother Teresa was being encouraging, but still... these things are not a kiss of Jesus, they're nothing but a plague from where I stand.
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