tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post2856723651913376850..comments2024-01-11T08:21:13.540-08:00Comments on The B.A.D. Blog: What Would Your Answer Be?Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508213573891885604noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-45960630703125329722008-10-14T15:57:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:57:00.000-07:00George,I really like Anmy's comment on Haven. Gre...George,<BR/><BR/>I really like Anmy's comment on Haven. Great way of looking at this.<BR/><BR/>Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-17921672956349869112008-10-14T07:25:00.000-07:002008-10-14T07:25:00.000-07:00I think of lots of light and just a pure contenmen...I think of lots of light and just a pure contenment that you could never find on earth. <BR/><BR/>Riley got baptised a few weeks ago so I know what you're talking about.<BR/><BR/>Also, Riley has said in the past that when he gets to heaven he won't have diabetes anymore. Like I said, pure contenment.Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-30624535536887788962008-10-13T14:58:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:58:00.000-07:00I'm thinking peace, both within myself (where I fi...I'm thinking peace, both within myself (where I fight more often than anyone knows), and externally.Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-8721881604497538712008-10-13T14:46:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:46:00.000-07:00I like Amy's response, too.I think heaven will mea...I like Amy's response, too.<BR/>I think heaven will mean happiness. No hatred, no disease, just lots of love.<BR/>Good question -meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-49562488275470256412008-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:002008-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:00The baptism thing got me thinking... and I think I...The baptism thing got me thinking... and I think I understand it. My dad says (somewhat less delicately) that anyone can successfully commit acts of sexual reproduction, but not everyone can parent. In this age where we hear so often of "baby [parents]", "[gamete] donors", and absentee/"deadbeat" parents, formally inducting a child into a religious path means that at least two adults -- more, depending on the number of "godparents" -- are committing themselves to <I>actively rearing that child</I> to be a moral and ethical person, able to care for himself and others.<BR/><BR/>It is also a ceremony of the congregation taking responsibility for assisting the parents and godparents along this path. The child has become part of a much greater community which will support him (or her) in his (her) quest to become (in the words of ShalomTV's Rabbi Mark Golub) "a beautiful human being". <BR/><BR/>When the *intents* and the prayers of the whole congregation comes together to welcome that child, it is a mystical moment in which you sense the Divine Presence (Holy Spirit) both within you and around you. That is something which always overflows, renews, and rededicates one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-65650874319763619442008-10-13T13:31:00.000-07:002008-10-13T13:31:00.000-07:00George-I'm with AmyT all the way!!!!And NO DIABETE...George-<BR/>I'm with AmyT all the way!!!!<BR/>And NO DIABETES for sure!<BR/><BR/>Keep your head up buddy!Flmgodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552638885168223394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-9374489989907594802008-10-13T12:58:00.000-07:002008-10-13T12:58:00.000-07:00I think Heaven will be different for everyone. My...I think Heaven will be different for everyone. My dh will find his grandma making fried chicken. I might find a beach chair and my favorite people sitting there with a beer. But no matter what, we'll all be perfect, which means no diseases, no matter what. Whatever else, that's comforting to me.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994439568751157408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20953083.post-76509595748812550432008-10-13T10:52:00.000-07:002008-10-13T10:52:00.000-07:00Hey George,Jews have a saying: the righteous peopl...Hey George,<BR/><BR/>Jews have a saying: the righteous people aren't in heaven, rather heaven is in them. You got it in you, Mister. <BR/><BR/>- AmyTAmyThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435087061665819656noreply@blogger.com