tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post2963735635325699908..comments2023-10-29T04:20:11.698-07:00Comments on The Broken Net: The Unavailing PrayerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-87305028216339499322009-06-01T18:23:02.817-07:002009-06-01T18:23:02.817-07:00Very appropriate blogger, and so true. The "d...Very appropriate blogger, and so true. The "door" mentioned by a previous commenter isn't easy to close these days. Years ago there was a lecturer in TMC--back when they printed those things in the Monitor--who spoke of being in the military and being chosen "barracks orderly" or something for a day during basic training. He was grateful for being alone in the barracks that day and spent most of his time trying to get through the Lord's Prayer without losing concentration. Every time he would realize he had lost concentration he would start over again. It took him almost all day to get through the prayer without being distracted. As I recall he finally felt at peace late in the day and the rest of his basic training and military service went very harmoniously. It's a simple exercise, but anyone who's really tried it, knows it isn't easy at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-83708636518205668412009-06-01T14:17:34.065-07:002009-06-01T14:17:34.065-07:00Really well written, so fresh and unusual for CS w...Really well written, so fresh and unusual for CS writing.<br />Keep up the good work you are doing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-65934769325967587632009-05-31T14:57:32.170-07:002009-05-31T14:57:32.170-07:00Really get a bang out of your blog. Know it's bou...Really get a bang out of your blog. Know it's bound to be fresh and inspired, not the same old, same old.<br />Keep it up!avid readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-68911814828162093402009-05-31T14:41:38.603-07:002009-05-31T14:41:38.603-07:00Thoroughly enjoy your website. Always such an ori...Thoroughly enjoy your website. Always such an original take on things, and I usually get a good laugh out of your descriptions.<br />Thanks much,G. T. - New Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-45663244086408529402009-05-31T12:24:53.225-07:002009-05-31T12:24:53.225-07:00Your excellent entry calls to thought something th...Your excellent entry calls to thought something the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science points out in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures", "To enter into the heart of prayer, the door of the erring senses must be closed." (Mary Baker Eddy)<br />How many of us know how challenging this is! Even while sitting in church.Jack, Wisconsinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-38940762148840422332009-05-31T09:43:25.811-07:002009-05-31T09:43:25.811-07:00I agree with all of this--even to the disgusting H...I agree with all of this--even to the disgusting Hardee's commercials. I'm not a prude, but way too suggestive. And I would imagine your references to eriscopes and meow mix points directly to that "Director" in Boston. Also, you mentioned "Harrises". Clever blog post here.Thanks from NHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-41396881159054212422009-05-31T09:31:16.695-07:002009-05-31T09:31:16.695-07:00I can always count on you, blogger, for Christian ...I can always count on you, blogger, for Christian Science issues presented in the most talented and original way.<br />Keep up the great work!Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-34649850721789273392009-05-31T05:50:26.862-07:002009-05-31T05:50:26.862-07:00Extremely well done blog post you've got here. Fu...Extremely well done blog post you've got here. Funny as all get out, but so serious. How many times have I sat in church thinking only of getting to go to lunch! Shameful, isn't it?L. K. from D.C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-48944468462309542862009-05-31T03:54:40.105-07:002009-05-31T03:54:40.105-07:00Really, really entertaining. And sadly for most o...Really, really entertaining. And sadly for most of us, all too true. How the thoughts do wander when they shouldn't!<br />(And I couldn't help but note your jibes at paganism.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-42848387136033234182009-05-31T03:20:31.307-07:002009-05-31T03:20:31.307-07:00Terrific entry, blogger. Several things came to m...Terrific entry, blogger. Several things came to mind as I read this, but one stands out: being "in church" is actually a matter of right, that is to say, spiritual thinking, isn't it? Having our body planted in the pew can signify almost nothing.<br />Thanks for making me laugh!Appreciate younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-87471630668728444562009-05-30T16:33:58.181-07:002009-05-30T16:33:58.181-07:00that was EXCELLENT
such a pointed message deliver...that was EXCELLENT<br /><br />such a pointed message delivered so very humorously <br /><br />the way you put it together was truly inspired, so simple yet so clever <br /><br />and the message is one that strikes a chord of familiarity with everyone (if they are honest)<br /><br />the piece really deserves a very wide readership, has potential to become a "classic" imoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-91741787910061784422009-05-30T16:19:09.445-07:002009-05-30T16:19:09.445-07:00A lot of laughs in this one. You are so good at t...A lot of laughs in this one. You are so good at this. Keep up the blogging. You are something else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605042465598890784.post-23042741246123653762009-05-30T15:00:37.025-07:002009-05-30T15:00:37.025-07:00Ooh, what a delicious sense of humour you have, bl...Ooh, what a delicious sense of humour you have, blogger. Very serious topic, yet so freshly done.<br />This ties in with a previous one of yours doesn't it? Something about pitter patter of personal sense? I'll have to go back and re-read that one.<br />Thanks!Southern CA fannoreply@blogger.com