tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987444.post112154011890731336..comments2023-08-02T08:51:39.502-06:00Comments on Small Glimpses: Broken Watch CrystalSmall Glimpseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023138509176465303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987444.post-1122067253978360042005-07-22T15:20:00.000-06:002005-07-22T15:20:00.000-06:00Monk...thanks for your comment and encouragement. ...Monk...thanks for your comment and encouragement. Praying for our enemies seems counter intuitive, yet I know each prayer uttered seems like water on a fire. <BR/><BR/>Vis Voice...thanks also for your reminder to be gentle with myself. I forget about this, even though these are words I often say to others as well. The conversation was hard enough, but the after effects and ruminations for the following days took a toll.Small Glimpseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023138509176465303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987444.post-1121707290619188932005-07-18T11:21:00.000-06:002005-07-18T11:21:00.000-06:00I know how you feel. I think it partly has to do w...I know how you feel. I think it partly has to do with patience... both with people who irritate us, and with ourselves. I've been struggling with the hard edges of myself lately too... where's my file?<BR/><BR/>be gentle with yourself.Visual-Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266693806911316506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987444.post-1121706838532310802005-07-18T11:13:00.000-06:002005-07-18T11:13:00.000-06:00Small, I join with you in recognising myself in yo...Small, I join with you in recognising myself in your thoughts. Sometimes the hardest moment is to pray for those who irritate us. Here is a selection from my Noonday prayers you might like.<BR/><BR/><I>For our enemies and those who wish us harm, and for all whom we have injured or offended, we pray to you, O Lord.<BR/><BR/>Lord, have mercy.</I>Monk-in-Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587433183262341491noreply@blogger.com