Chapter Fourteen, Verbs and Other Freedoms, page two hundred and five,
"Then let's use your two words: responsibility and expectation. Before your words became nouns, they were first my words, nouns with movement and experience buried inside of them; the ability to respond and expectancy. My words are alive and dynamic-full of life and possibility; yours are dead, full of law and fear and judgement. That is why you won't find the word responsibility in the Scriptures."
This is such a great piece that it is the only one I will put in this post. Thoughts on this one......
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Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:22
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Very interesting...I'll have to think about that a bit. Really, I want to read this book!
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What a novel, it is awesome. I just felt how glorious it is to belong to "The King of Kings". Each chapter held so much spiritual meaning for me. I found and still do find myself encouraging people to read the book. Perhaps someone will see and understand God is love, despite all the upsets in our world. His gift of Love is so simple, and we humans tend to complicate things alot. I loved the chapter "Here comes da Judge" Really it's food for thought how we humans dare to be judgemental, and yet we could never judge God, how totally arrogant of us. Relationships are so important, and all needs to be well seasoned with Love. Wasn't it great how God was protrayed as female, along with the judge, and Holy Spirit. Mack could never have related, at first to a male figure, and yet God in His wisdom looked at Mack and in all tenderness stated, "if you let me Mack, I will be the father you never had", awesome. And more wonderful is how being filled with Love that comes from the Son Jesus, and going to the judgement seat, turned Mack around to see the evil of the abductor, and the anger of his earthly father, and look beyond it all. It blew my thoughts into a different realm, to realize that even the abductor had once been a baby, toddler, and child that had only learned hatred, but God loves ALL people, even him. Helped me to understand, although I would never want to have anything to do with the vilest of criminals, God still cares about them, but He will judge them and I am glad that that is not my responsibility.Will certainly read this book again. Every time I browse through it, I learn/see something else in a different light. One thing for certain, to be so incapable of releasing one's burden, as Mack could not do, and to allow that baggage to drag one down, until one is numb is so crippling and dangerous. Thank goodness, Mack was given the opportunity to rid himself of his woundings and hurts. A very good read! Shelagh
Thanks for the great comment Shelagh(Mom W), I will probably read the book again too. There was so much in there.
The part about responsibility and expectations really spoke to me. In my life the roles, responsibilities and expectations have held me back from being me. Instead of venturing out to find out who I am I have hid, or felt obligated to stay in the 'roles' I had been given. Venturing out has been scary but so freeing and amazing. I find I enjoy things more; I don't feel like I am in the slog of every day but I am excited for what is next.
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