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I prayed, I walked with my dog in the woods and meet strangers with smiles in their eyes as we passed by one another in the woods. The cold was offensive at first but even it began to feel good as I let go and became 1 w/ the experience-I am grateful that I did feel closer to God today:-)
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Great question. Forgiveness will help me get closer to God - but it's a work in progress...not to be done lightly or flippantly so as not to let it creep back in unnoticed. It takes time to get the nerve to whack the head off of something.
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Today I listened The Empyrean while looking at the beautiful sky. For me, that is growing closer to God.
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Today I listened The Empyrean while looking at the beautiful sky. For me, that is growing closer to God.
Music and sky are creations of nature...I will always be grateful to nature for sharing with us his beauty.
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Today I made a friend, and to me that is growing closer to God. I am a believer that we are all connected on another plane that we can not completely fathom yet; what other people call interconnectedness, or subtle bodies ( our spirits).
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Today I made a friend, and to me that is growing closer to God. I am a believer that we are all connected on another plane that we can not completely fathom yet; what other people call interconnectedness, or subtle bodies ( our spirits).
It is important that we treat each other with love because we are all connected, and like Jesus said, hating our enemies is like hating ourselves. (Whether you believe in Christianity or not is not up for debate here, if you don't see Jesus as the Son of God then you see him as a philosopher or mystic.) I think it is important to make friends and share our experiences with them, and most importantly spread the idea of loving our enemies and loving each other as a whole.
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I finished reading a book with a spiritual/religious emphasis.. opened my mind and heart just a bit more.. there is soo much downpour of Rain right now where I am at.. I am avoiding getting out to my scheduled plans.. I am being productive still at home and enjoying the sounds of pouring Rain!!
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I spent almost the entire day surrounded by nature. Gotta love the beauty that is God's creation!
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I gave her a treat and rubbed her belly.
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I gave her a treat and rubbed her belly.
Wait wait wait..."GOD"?
I thought you said...Nevermind.
I once knew a guy named Jesus, but I think you are thinking of a different guy.
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I've been going through some drama, some upset as of late. I haven't been able to "feel God" and the person who said this was right!! I felt God by being in God's house (or one of them), I felt closer by hanging out with my loved ones (especially my granddaughter), I felt God in being out in Nature and walking. It was cool because for the first time since my double knee replacement surgery that I've walked outside and not had to stop at all (due to pain). So I believe that was God too! God helping my back feel better and me to feel blessed :)
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I am already so close to God I could go through his pockets and he would never know it.
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I am already so close to God I could go through his pockets and he would never know it.
But who needs to go through pockets for change when you have blessings.
Thanks for the blessings god keep the change.
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Yesterday, I spent time with my dad and reconciled with him and put our issues in the past. Visited my grandfather and put flowers on his grave. Prayed.
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Great quote! I suppose I get closer to my idea of God (which is somewhere between a Goddess form and something that transcends gender, what I often refer to as Spirit) by spending time with my dog and going out into nature. I just got back from a long walk and enjoy times like those where I can just put all my cares on hold for a while. I appreciate the sight of geese parents strolling the banks of a local pond with their goslings. I love stopping to listen to the birds in the trees as they sing their tunes in honor of life. I even like looking at cloud patterns and thinking about the intricate processes that created them.
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Great quote! I suppose I get closer to my idea of God (which is somewhere between a Goddess form and something that transcends gender, what I often refer to as Spirit) by spending time with my dog and going out into nature. I just got back from a long walk and enjoy times like those where I can just put all my cares on hold for a while. I appreciate the sight of geese parents strolling the banks of a local pond with their goslings. I love stopping to listen to the birds in the trees as they sing their tunes in honor of life. I even like looking at cloud patterns and thinking about the intricate processes that created them.
As far as the quote about getting closer to the Creator by getting closer to people, that may be my biggest challenge yet. I'm not especially close to a lot of people. On the one hand, I don't feel that I need to be close to a lot of people in order to get closer to people in general. However, I also think that I still need to at least be able to be a little more tolerant of strangers, since I can be a bit of a misanthrope at times.
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I spent the morning writing. We have to take care of our brains or we're useless to any god, or man, or earth.
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Funny thing is yesterday I wrote down those exact same words in my journal. I really DO miss feeling close to God, and I'm still trying to get myself back on that path of service that used to be THE thing in my life and that was the main source of joy/self-expression for me. I've always connected closeness to God to be the same as service. Luckily, though there are maaany ways to feel close to God. Because I'm unable to find any focus on service at the moment.
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Funny thing is yesterday I wrote down those exact same words in my journal. I really DO miss feeling close to God, and I'm still trying to get myself back on that path of service that used to be THE thing in my life and that was the main source of joy/self-expression for me. I've always connected closeness to God to be the same as service. Luckily, though there are maaany ways to feel close to God. Because I'm unable to find any focus on service at the moment.
Today I said a prayer.
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I went on a night hike and watched lightning over the plains from the mountains. Nature is freaking cool.
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Today I stayed out of Her way, didnt question Her work and asked, "How may I serve?"
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I feel closer to God/Good when I am able to teach and encourage young people. As a mother and a middle school teacher I have lots of opportunities to find ways to encourage young people everyday. Finding ways to bring my subject alive so that a student will spontaneously call out "I really like this!" feels like a Godly moment. Letting my son know that he made a delicious dinner and seeing his face shine with this encouragement was a Godly moment.
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I feel closer to God/Good when I am able to teach and encourage young people. As a mother and a middle school teacher I have lots of opportunities to find ways to encourage young people everyday. Finding ways to bring my subject alive so that a student will spontaneously call out "I really like this!" feels like a Godly moment. Letting my son know that he made a delicious dinner and seeing his face shine with this encouragement was a Godly moment.
Today, in particular, I felt close to God whilst sitting in the company of friends with their children and mine and everyone, young and old, contributing a prayer to the gathering. Hearing my friend chant a prayer in Nepalese was a Godly moment.
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I spent the day with my mother and through our conversation and encouragement we reminded each other of who God is and of the wonderful things he's done for us lately.
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I didn't, other than saying my morning prayer. As soon as I finished my prayer, the doorbell rang. It was a Jehova's Witness wanting to talk to me about the Bible. I did not want to talk. I told her I am a Baha'i and not interested in talking about the Bible. As soon as I closed the door and sat down, Emery called and I spent the hour on the phone with my man. I have done nothing to get closer to the Force of the Universe. I will go out and tend to cutting my grass and watering my gardens, perhaps say "Hi!" to passing neighbors. I am at peace just the same.
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Probably easier to say what I didn't do to connect but one thing that stands out was by starting my morning by crafting a letter with God to my son. Probably the most personal letter I ever wrote to him. He was feeling under the weather this week and shortly after I sent the letter, he called me sounding much better. Then we went somewhere together that is one of my favourite guy places, then we pigged out at a fast food joint together.
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Probably easier to say what I didn't do to connect but one thing that stands out was by starting my morning by crafting a letter with God to my son. Probably the most personal letter I ever wrote to him. He was feeling under the weather this week and shortly after I sent the letter, he called me sounding much better. Then we went somewhere together that is one of my favourite guy places, then we pigged out at a fast food joint together.
Last thing he said to me as I was dropping him off at home was I love you Dad. The feeling between us at moment is a close to God moment for me, because to me that is the way the God I love being friends with manifests Himself in human terms, the most clearly.
I have to express the gratitude that comes from that experience to someOne(Thing).
Oops, just had another one, an ant just walked onto my hand and rather than crush it as an inconvenience, I took it out to the deck. So easy to kill it and not feel bad and just as easy to not kill it and actually feel good.
How did you do it today ROG?
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I disagree with that quote--I have connected with the divine by meditating on a mountain and by connecting with other people.
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Today I lit incense and sat around in a Buddhist temple and ate oranges with the caretakers. They didn't speak a word of English, and I don't speak a word of Chinese, yet somehow we still managed to tell jokes and laugh. It was truly Zen
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I have spent time in the Lord's word and prayed. The joy of a personal relationship with God is so good.
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