Comments on: Awaken, O Sleeper: An open letter to those whom I call Family. http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/ "For those who are seeking truth, want to experience God, pondering the meaning of life, and wonder why hot dogs come in packs of ten but the buns in packs of eight." - Yaholo, The Practical Mystic. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yaholo http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Yaholo Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:41:19 +0000 http://yaholo.net/?p=41#comment-78 lucky - thanks, you are definitely summing up the heart of my article there lucky –

thanks, you are definitely summing up the heart of my article there

]]> By: lucky http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/comment-page-1/#comment-75 lucky Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:22:18 +0000 http://yaholo.net/?p=41#comment-75 yo chris i also often get the impression everyone arround me is content and believe they have found the answer. so they don't want me to tell them i am the one who has the answer. :-) anyway -as jane (from above) say we are striving or seeking meaning & for me & i belive you -that meaning is to know God. to me "seeking the face of God" is seeking intimacy with Him. it's difficult to explain---the best i can do in a short would be----like a very intense combination of love, joy & peace-even in the greatest of struggles. yo chris i also often get the impression everyone arround me is content and believe they have found the answer. so they don’t want me to tell them i am the one who has the answer. :-) anyway -as jane (from above) say we are striving or seeking meaning & for me & i belive you -that meaning is to know God. to me “seeking the face of God” is seeking intimacy with Him. it’s difficult to explain—the best i can do in a short would be—-like a very intense combination of love, joy & peace-even in the greatest of struggles.

]]> By: Yaholo http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Yaholo Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:42:28 +0000 http://yaholo.net/?p=41#comment-36 neodecaussade, First of all, I don't think Starbucks is evil. It is simply an obvious symbol of our materially luxurious lives. Lewis Black, the comedian, commented that the "end of the universe" was when he walked out of Starbucks and then saw, across the street, another Starbucks. I enjoy Starbucks myself. (As a note, compared to other giant corporations such as Wal-Mart, Starbucks is a "good" company that actually tends improves the lives of their employees.) Again, it is just a very obvious symbol. Secondly, if you read my previous article <a href="http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/god-of-the-workday/" rel="nofollow">"God of the Workplace"</a> you will find that I very much believe God is in the "drudgery" of everyday life. However, God is not found by submitting to the drudgery, but rather by overcoming it. We are Children of God, capable of so much more that what the world tells us. neodecaussade,

First of all, I don’t think Starbucks is evil. It is simply an obvious symbol of our materially luxurious lives. Lewis Black, the comedian, commented that the “end of the universe” was when he walked out of Starbucks and then saw, across the street, another Starbucks. I enjoy Starbucks myself. (As a note, compared to other giant corporations such as Wal-Mart, Starbucks is a “good” company that actually tends improves the lives of their employees.) Again, it is just a very obvious symbol.

Secondly, if you read my previous article “God of the Workplace” you will find that I very much believe God is in the “drudgery” of everyday life. However, God is not found by submitting to the drudgery, but rather by overcoming it. We are Children of God, capable of so much more that what the world tells us.

]]> By: neodecaussade http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/comment-page-1/#comment-35 neodecaussade Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:44:24 +0000 http://yaholo.net/?p=41#comment-35 Dear Chris Hoyt, I would ask you to reread The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross. Clearly you have a passion bordering on religious fervor. You should be commended for speaking out in a forum where future Christian believers will develop their belief systems. Your blog is an opportunity to interact with many disparate groups and religious individuals. Well done. As one of those many believers I would like to present a friendly challenge to you. When you said, "The world is designed to keep people from awaking the Truth of Jesus Christ," Cannot a person discover God, through the worldly daily drudgery of ones life, and accept whatever state of grace God has prepared for us? How can we aspire, in trust and faith, not to the same specific goals but to the same love, and surrender and the same God within the world we live? I thought you might like to know that I enjoy Starbucks, but even with a cup in my hand I try every moment to answer God's call with honesty and good intentions. I try to not let Starbucks get between me and God. It is just a cup of coffee. Dear Chris Hoyt,

I would ask you to reread The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross. Clearly you have a passion bordering on religious fervor. You should be commended for speaking out in a forum where future Christian believers will develop their belief systems. Your blog is an opportunity to interact with many disparate groups and religious individuals. Well done.

As one of those many believers I would like to present a friendly challenge to you. When you said, “The world is designed to keep people from awaking the Truth of Jesus Christ,” Cannot a person discover God, through the worldly daily drudgery of ones life, and accept whatever state of grace God has prepared for us? How can we aspire, in trust and faith, not to the same specific goals but to the same love, and surrender and the same God within the world we live?

I thought you might like to know that I enjoy Starbucks, but even with a cup in my hand I try every moment to answer God’s call with honesty and good intentions. I try to not let Starbucks get between me and God. It is just a cup of coffee.

]]> By: Yaholo http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Yaholo Mon, 12 May 2008 22:24:15 +0000 http://yaholo.net/?p=41#comment-33 Jane, Just so you know, you are one of those who inspires me. :) Jane,

Just so you know, you are one of those who inspires me. :)

]]> By: Jane http://yaholo.net/christian-mysticism/awaken-o-sleeper-an-open-letter-to-my-true-family/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Jane Mon, 12 May 2008 22:12:22 +0000 http://yaholo.net/?p=41#comment-32 To me "living in the peace of Christ" has another meaning: I do not think it means my life is all squared away and I can rest complacently, I do not think it means I will not be persecuted. Even though my life is messy--real problems, real people--and even though I am persecuted because I don't live according to the standards of the world, I do know peace. If I went into great detail about my life and how I am living in my senior years, I believe you would have trouble seeing me as a person at peace. Yet I am. Do I understand it? No, I don't. Do I constantly strive to understand so that I might not unintentionally do something to lose my peace? Yes, I do. What is my best guess? Surrender. The peace came after I really, seriously, deep within my being surrendered everything. To me “living in the peace of Christ” has another meaning: I do not think it means my life is all squared away and I can rest complacently, I do not think it means I will not be persecuted. Even though my life is messy–real problems, real people–and even though I am persecuted because I don’t live according to the standards of the world, I do know peace.

If I went into great detail about my life and how I am living in my senior years, I believe you would have trouble seeing me as a person at peace. Yet I am. Do I understand it? No, I don’t. Do I constantly strive to understand so that I might not unintentionally do something to lose my peace? Yes, I do.

What is my best guess? Surrender. The peace came after I really, seriously, deep within my being surrendered everything.

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