tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post1283930721306888653..comments2023-08-16T09:06:24.871-05:00Comments on listening out loud: the sound of silenceterrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-50078115583858940932011-10-17T16:22:26.200-05:002011-10-17T16:22:26.200-05:00thanks kirsten. i just know you would absolutely l...thanks kirsten. i just know you would absolutely love this place. i can almost imagine meeting you on the path. :)terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-50842536382864971282011-10-17T14:20:44.265-05:002011-10-17T14:20:44.265-05:00i'll say it again: it looks positively heavenl...i'll say it again: it looks positively heavenly. it seems like the place itself (even if there were no signs posted) invites silence and communion with the holy. i can imagine it in budding springtime, or in the verdant green of summer too. it's not hard to imagine thick layers of snow, the likes of which also invite so much silence.<br /><br />i'm so glad you got this time away.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-32233853220776862462011-10-17T10:26:29.556-05:002011-10-17T10:26:29.556-05:00oh honey. that's so sweet. maybe i'll head...oh honey. that's so sweet. maybe i'll head out there during the week sometime in the dead of winter. we'll see.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-13685897541011560622011-10-17T06:02:49.724-05:002011-10-17T06:02:49.724-05:00you should stay longer next time...you should stay longer next time...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979213429668853327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-24014950502054493612011-10-16T21:59:39.953-05:002011-10-16T21:59:39.953-05:00dave: thanks honey.
christianne: yes, the time of...dave: thanks honey.<br /><br />christianne: yes, the time of year definitely affects your experience, and autumn is definitely my favorite time of year. even though it might seem that way, i don't find the view bleak at all. in fact, i had one of the best retreats ever. very tender presence. mostly wordless listening. *sigh* i could have used a couple more days.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-2501622021350052832011-10-16T14:44:51.487-05:002011-10-16T14:44:51.487-05:00So beautiful. I loved sharing in these images.
I...So beautiful. I loved sharing in these images. <br /><br />I wonder how a person's experience of prayer changes, depending on the time of year they visit the hermitage. The landscape from your rocking chair and front porch is beautiful but bleak, speaking to that paschal mystery of death before new life, which I am thinking could really affect the conversations that happen with God in such a christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-70851452203377084412011-10-16T14:27:05.316-05:002011-10-16T14:27:05.316-05:00wonderful....wonderful....Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979213429668853327noreply@blogger.com