Where is God?
"Where is God?
Search for Him through the crowded city streets. Seek Him in the peaceful countryside. Penetrate into the nucleus of the atom. Follow the curve of space. Go to the end of time. He will be there. Wherever you are God is. Wherever you go God goes.
Know, you who seek Him, that He seeks you more steadfastly. He seeks you. He loves you. He will not let you be. You could not walk alone, not for a moment, not in the darkest night. Though you stretched not out your hand, yet your hand would be in His. Though you held not out your heart, yet His heart would enfold you."
~ The Land is Bright by James Willet Freeman
Recently, I happened upon this little booklet amongst my library of books. Stamped in the front of it are the words Unity Center of Practical Christianity. I found this booklet years ago in Bill's mother's belongings after she had passed away. I was intrigued by the spirituality of a woman that I could only get to know in a limited way due to her dementia. When Bill and I started dating, his mother was already quite confused and unable to express herself in words. However, I knew that she had a warm and kind heart the moment that we met and immediately felt a bond of connection with her. Years later, when I came across some of her poetry and this little booklet, I was touched by her deep spirituality.
There is something comforting about the fact that these beautiful words have been passed down from Bill's mother. I feel as if she is extending loving compassion to me from the Place where she now abides. I am grateful for the reminder that God's nearness is not contingent upon anything that we do or don't do. Instead, God reaches out and holds us tightly by the hand, never letting us go and forever enfolds us with His heart of love.
Search for Him through the crowded city streets. Seek Him in the peaceful countryside. Penetrate into the nucleus of the atom. Follow the curve of space. Go to the end of time. He will be there. Wherever you are God is. Wherever you go God goes.
Know, you who seek Him, that He seeks you more steadfastly. He seeks you. He loves you. He will not let you be. You could not walk alone, not for a moment, not in the darkest night. Though you stretched not out your hand, yet your hand would be in His. Though you held not out your heart, yet His heart would enfold you."
~ The Land is Bright by James Willet Freeman
Recently, I happened upon this little booklet amongst my library of books. Stamped in the front of it are the words Unity Center of Practical Christianity. I found this booklet years ago in Bill's mother's belongings after she had passed away. I was intrigued by the spirituality of a woman that I could only get to know in a limited way due to her dementia. When Bill and I started dating, his mother was already quite confused and unable to express herself in words. However, I knew that she had a warm and kind heart the moment that we met and immediately felt a bond of connection with her. Years later, when I came across some of her poetry and this little booklet, I was touched by her deep spirituality.
There is something comforting about the fact that these beautiful words have been passed down from Bill's mother. I feel as if she is extending loving compassion to me from the Place where she now abides. I am grateful for the reminder that God's nearness is not contingent upon anything that we do or don't do. Instead, God reaches out and holds us tightly by the hand, never letting us go and forever enfolds us with His heart of love.
posted by Becky Spellman Waltz at 4:39 PM
3 Comments:
I'm trying to be better and more active about commenting on the blogs of others, I really am.
Thought you should know, Mom, that your posts are always a catalyst of reflection in my own life and they encourage me a great deal. This one's no exception. Thanks for continuing to write.
Always proud to be your son,
J
Dear Becky, I have your website in my favorites and read it regularly.
I knew Bill, as we lived in the same neighborhood and went to the same school. He and my brother are the same age and we all played
together. Remembering him back then, it's so hard to think about what he did to you and where he is now. I look forward to your posts and think it makes me a better person just reading them. You are truly an amazing person! Hugs, Inez(Fontana)Durbin
Dear Inez,
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I appreciate the thought of Bill's childhood innocence. Understanding Bill Slabaugh is impossible for me right now. He is not a monster but neither is he the man that I thought that I knew and I needed to remember him apart from the insanity of this vicious attack. You words lovingly reminded me that we are all children of God.
I felt hugged today...
Thank you,
Becky
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