Thank you Dear Fr Addison for the suggested readings. I have been reading and reading David’s books and look forward to this new book. Also Ancient Faith Radio introduced to the Fr Pat Reardon and have the book on Psalms. I had not heard of Nigg’s book—but the description you offered makes it inviting. Thank you as always for your guidance! I always look forward to your substack posts. The last post on Emerson’s romanticized view of nature was an interesting read. As a high school student reading Emerson and Thoreau gave words to some of my own interior longings connected to nature. It took a little while but fifty years later I’m living in a log home in a remote part of the NW and can more easily, from this vantage point, see the shortcomings of the transcendentalists ideas of God and Nature. Surrounded by mountains and pine trees, wildlife and my dog Cannie, I find peace—but there is a difference in my mind between those manifestations of the glory of God and the icons on my wall.
Thank you again for your kindness and generosity in sharing your thoughts with us.
Thank you Dear Fr Addison for the suggested readings. I have been reading and reading David’s books and look forward to this new book. Also Ancient Faith Radio introduced to the Fr Pat Reardon and have the book on Psalms. I had not heard of Nigg’s book—but the description you offered makes it inviting. Thank you as always for your guidance! I always look forward to your substack posts. The last post on Emerson’s romanticized view of nature was an interesting read. As a high school student reading Emerson and Thoreau gave words to some of my own interior longings connected to nature. It took a little while but fifty years later I’m living in a log home in a remote part of the NW and can more easily, from this vantage point, see the shortcomings of the transcendentalists ideas of God and Nature. Surrounded by mountains and pine trees, wildlife and my dog Cannie, I find peace—but there is a difference in my mind between those manifestations of the glory of God and the icons on my wall.
Thank you again for your kindness and generosity in sharing your thoughts with us.
James
And thank you for your very gracious comment.
I will pray.
continue to pray or take it up again actually, as your dear brother is so beloved to my heart since we first 'met' (online, alas), some years ago.
I really just adore him for his humanity.
God ease and save him.
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