tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post3088612432276655354..comments2023-11-03T07:13:46.355-05:00Comments on The Ear of the Soul: IdolatryMark Wutkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735952904584567390noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-7987368180414066952009-09-16T05:12:09.579-05:002009-09-16T05:12:09.579-05:00Hi Martin, Diane & Raye, This is something I ...Hi Martin, Diane & Raye,<br> This is something I that has helped me a lot in keeping my focus on God, and in figuring out what is important. I hope I will keep it in mind this week.<br><br>Liberata,<br> Maybe you and I understand the silence differently. I see it arising out of our willingness to "give over" and listen to God. I think that when we lose that connection and just think of the silence as silence and make that our goal, that becomes idolatry.<br><br>I may be silent for about a week, I'm leaving for my first residency at School of the Spirit shortly. Thank you all for the great comments!<br><br>With love,<br> MarkMark Wutkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735952904584567390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-11159697854536759672009-09-14T18:51:58.605-05:002009-09-14T18:51:58.605-05:00I guess I don't see silence as a "dead th...I guess I don't see silence as a "dead thing." I experience it as the living fabric upon which God weaves his/her message for each of us and sometimes for all of us, when one is inspired to rise and give vocal ministry.Liberatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692222607629828415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-70317364326759852592009-09-14T16:42:56.025-05:002009-09-14T16:42:56.025-05:00Thanks, Mark, for pointing this out. I pray that ...Thanks, Mark, for pointing this out. I pray that more of us will take time to step back and reflect on what practices and preferences have become idols, and be willing to put them in their proper place.Rayenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-57467190219413750322009-09-14T12:31:17.752-05:002009-09-14T12:31:17.752-05:00Terrific "post" :). Yes, I wonder how mu...Terrific "post" :). Yes, I wonder how much we make a ritual or idol of the silence or of the testimonies. The silence is not there as an aesthetic; it's there so we can listen to God and be transformed, as individuals and as a body. The testimonies are not ends in themselves, but point toward how Jesus wanted us to live.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-8594145494275794902009-09-14T10:58:02.891-05:002009-09-14T10:58:02.891-05:00I've read that post/idol story somewhere else-...I've read that post/idol story somewhere else--maybe Howard Brinton? It's a great one and it's really stuck with me. There are many times when I stop and wonder whether I'm worshiping a hitching post!Martin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999620933648327663noreply@blogger.com