Comments received on poems by Goldfinch60
God and Religion.
dusk arising said:
It seems there now are many of us who were brought up in the christian tradition who have become dissatisfied with the way that religion has been \'taught\' to us in a strict and archaic \'god fearing\' manner and realised the contradictions between the lesson and the tradition/church. Having the courage to look further is truly eye opening.
These days i think of god as being \'the way\' rather than a deity. I am a spiritual person and hold those christian ethics i grew up with to be wholesome but cannot accept \'holier than thou\' attitudes from any fundamentalist regardless of their \'faith\'.
It seems that whatever god is, \'he/she/it\' has given us the ability to love and living a loving life (thats love in its broadest sense i.e. not just romantic love) surely must be the key to living a life close to \'god\' whatever that may be.
Very thought provoking writing sir!
February 9th, 2018 14:06
dusk arising said:
It seems there now are many of us who were brought up in the christian tradition who have become dissatisfied with the way that religion has been \'taught\' to us in a strict and archaic \'god fearing\' manner and realised the contradictions between the lesson and the tradition/church. Having the courage to look further is truly eye opening.
These days i think of god as being \'the way\' rather than a deity. I am a spiritual person and hold those christian ethics i grew up with to be wholesome but cannot accept \'holier than thou\' attitudes from any fundamentalist regardless of their \'faith\'.
It seems that whatever god is, \'he/she/it\' has given us the ability to love and living a loving life (thats love in its broadest sense i.e. not just romantic love) surely must be the key to living a life close to \'god\' whatever that may be.
Very thought provoking writing sir!
February 9th, 2018 14:06
God and Religion.
FineB said:
Hi Goldfinch!
A powerful, evocative poem on religion. Thank you!
God is good all the time, mankind can be disruptive often dishonouring him.
Keep writing
FineB
February 9th, 2018 03:58
FineB said:
Hi Goldfinch!
A powerful, evocative poem on religion. Thank you!
God is good all the time, mankind can be disruptive often dishonouring him.
Keep writing
FineB
February 9th, 2018 03:58
God and Religion.
orchidee said:
Good write Gold. I\'m rather fundamental. There can be many avenues, though I don\'t see everyone as worshipping the same God.
February 9th, 2018 03:54
orchidee said:
Good write Gold. I\'m rather fundamental. There can be many avenues, though I don\'t see everyone as worshipping the same God.
February 9th, 2018 03:54
My World of Age.
orchidee said:
Good write Gold. Ohh, but we\'re both millions of years old! Not evening yet. Only about 5 minutes past midnight of a new day! heehee.
Know what you mean though! Arghhh a birthday soon for me. And I\'m dreading KP\'s Valentine!
February 8th, 2018 09:11
orchidee said:
Good write Gold. Ohh, but we\'re both millions of years old! Not evening yet. Only about 5 minutes past midnight of a new day! heehee.
Know what you mean though! Arghhh a birthday soon for me. And I\'m dreading KP\'s Valentine!
February 8th, 2018 09:11
My World of Age.
Christina8 said:
Great write GF! Glad to hear all is well with you. Thanks for sharing!
February 8th, 2018 07:52
Christina8 said:
Great write GF! Glad to hear all is well with you. Thanks for sharing!
February 8th, 2018 07:52
My World of Age.
Laura🌻 said:
A fine write, Gold!
Enjoyed the song!
Let the music play
to soothe our soul!
~Laura~
February 8th, 2018 05:22
Laura🌻 said:
A fine write, Gold!
Enjoyed the song!
Let the music play
to soothe our soul!
~Laura~
February 8th, 2018 05:22
My World of Age.
Accidental Poet said:
Yes Andy, there is a season for all things. Great poem, and great song.
February 8th, 2018 05:22
Accidental Poet said:
Yes Andy, there is a season for all things. Great poem, and great song.
February 8th, 2018 05:22
My World of Age.
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
Thanks for caring & sharing ANDY ~ Love the song and love the BYRDS ! It reminds us that the cycle of life is inevitable for all of us from the Cradle to the Grave ~ I hope to see 2083 (100) but I might be called home to Glory today ! We have to cherish every hour of every day ~ AMEN ~ Yours JOHN !
February 8th, 2018 04:58
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
Thanks for caring & sharing ANDY ~ Love the song and love the BYRDS ! It reminds us that the cycle of life is inevitable for all of us from the Cradle to the Grave ~ I hope to see 2083 (100) but I might be called home to Glory today ! We have to cherish every hour of every day ~ AMEN ~ Yours JOHN !
February 8th, 2018 04:58
Growing Love.
w c said:
Thanks Goldfinch! I admire your Love for your life mate.
February 7th, 2018 17:28
w c said:
Thanks Goldfinch! I admire your Love for your life mate.
February 7th, 2018 17:28
Growing Love.
myself and me said:
It is so beautiful to see the love growing deeper and stronger. Lovely.
February 7th, 2018 08:39
myself and me said:
It is so beautiful to see the love growing deeper and stronger. Lovely.
February 7th, 2018 08:39
Growing Love.
Lorna said:
People always talk about \"living in the moment\" but if you don\'t have the past, what is the present? And you are able to see the past when you look at your wife and how she would love you for that!
February 7th, 2018 07:51
Lorna said:
People always talk about \"living in the moment\" but if you don\'t have the past, what is the present? And you are able to see the past when you look at your wife and how she would love you for that!
February 7th, 2018 07:51
Growing Love.
Laura🌻 said:
Gold,
This write is so beautiful! It’s pure love personified! My first read of the day! It brought tears to my eyes!
I look at my mom and see how she misses the man she took care of and loved!
A love such as yours for your lifetime partner is to be admired and praised every single moment of the day! YOU ARE GOLD!!! Keep playing that Johnny Mathis song! All the best !
~Laura~
February 7th, 2018 06:23
Laura🌻 said:
Gold,
This write is so beautiful! It’s pure love personified! My first read of the day! It brought tears to my eyes!
I look at my mom and see how she misses the man she took care of and loved!
A love such as yours for your lifetime partner is to be admired and praised every single moment of the day! YOU ARE GOLD!!! Keep playing that Johnny Mathis song! All the best !
~Laura~
February 7th, 2018 06:23
Growing Love.
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
THIS MADE ME CRY ANDY ~ I admire the strength of your love for your wife and the fact that you share that it grows every day ! I see that in some of our OLDER CHURCH members just how much they LOVE (that is the virtue !) and Care for their \"Life Partner\" to the very end and beyond ~ I pray that I will be the same ! When a Friend of mine had a stroke ~ His wife divorced HIM so there is the other side as well ! Love Johnny Mathis ~ Love the SONG ~ God\'s richest Blessing to you both ~ AMEN ~ BRIAN
February 7th, 2018 04:34
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
THIS MADE ME CRY ANDY ~ I admire the strength of your love for your wife and the fact that you share that it grows every day ! I see that in some of our OLDER CHURCH members just how much they LOVE (that is the virtue !) and Care for their \"Life Partner\" to the very end and beyond ~ I pray that I will be the same ! When a Friend of mine had a stroke ~ His wife divorced HIM so there is the other side as well ! Love Johnny Mathis ~ Love the SONG ~ God\'s richest Blessing to you both ~ AMEN ~ BRIAN
February 7th, 2018 04:34
Growing Love.
dusk arising said:
This read to me like a preface for a book about how love matures and teaches us. A book i\'d love to read.
February 7th, 2018 03:39
dusk arising said:
This read to me like a preface for a book about how love matures and teaches us. A book i\'d love to read.
February 7th, 2018 03:39
What is Life?
Christina8 said:
I think we all wonder that but you said it out loud. Wonderful write, GF!
February 6th, 2018 19:19
Christina8 said:
I think we all wonder that but you said it out loud. Wonderful write, GF!
February 6th, 2018 19:19
What is Life?
dusk arising said:
We all wonder about this dont we. So many what if\'s and other unanswerable questions. Maybe you can judge yourself by the regard in which others hold you. The people you think are worthy people.... do they hold you in such esteem.. just a thought.
Any how \'what is life\' somebody way back when said \"life is what happens to you when you\'re busy doing something else\" (john Lennon - i wasn\'t a fan of his but that statement is quite profound).
Another great piece from you G.
February 6th, 2018 17:34
dusk arising said:
We all wonder about this dont we. So many what if\'s and other unanswerable questions. Maybe you can judge yourself by the regard in which others hold you. The people you think are worthy people.... do they hold you in such esteem.. just a thought.
Any how \'what is life\' somebody way back when said \"life is what happens to you when you\'re busy doing something else\" (john Lennon - i wasn\'t a fan of his but that statement is quite profound).
Another great piece from you G.
February 6th, 2018 17:34
What is Life?
Lorna said:
Thank you for the poem and for Kathleen Ferrier - I grew up with her in the house singing Scottish ballads (records not in person!) ...... No one I have ever known (in the States) knows of her.
February 6th, 2018 05:42
Lorna said:
Thank you for the poem and for Kathleen Ferrier - I grew up with her in the house singing Scottish ballads (records not in person!) ...... No one I have ever known (in the States) knows of her.
February 6th, 2018 05:42
What is Life?
orchidee said:
I reckon you know what is life, with your Christian beliefs. it seems a \'religious answer\' but we can only understand life fully with a spiritual plane, and beliefs included, I feel. We\'re not in the dark, though have times of darkness. But we have the Light of life in Jesus!
February 6th, 2018 05:38
orchidee said:
I reckon you know what is life, with your Christian beliefs. it seems a \'religious answer\' but we can only understand life fully with a spiritual plane, and beliefs included, I feel. We\'re not in the dark, though have times of darkness. But we have the Light of life in Jesus!
February 6th, 2018 05:38
What is Life?
orchidee said:
A good write Gold. You\'re a \'good man\'. When some say this to me, I feel a heart-warming.
Meanwhile - life is not a bowl of cherries. It is a plate of pork pies and many glasses of sherry! heehee.
February 6th, 2018 05:35
orchidee said:
A good write Gold. You\'re a \'good man\'. When some say this to me, I feel a heart-warming.
Meanwhile - life is not a bowl of cherries. It is a plate of pork pies and many glasses of sherry! heehee.
February 6th, 2018 05:35
What is Life?
FredPeyer said:
What is life, what is our purpose, why are we here.....
These are the deep questions we all ask ourselves at some stage in our life. Very few find the answers, for the rest of us I guess we have to wait until we cross over.
Love your poem, Goldie!
February 6th, 2018 03:25
FredPeyer said:
What is life, what is our purpose, why are we here.....
These are the deep questions we all ask ourselves at some stage in our life. Very few find the answers, for the rest of us I guess we have to wait until we cross over.
Love your poem, Goldie!
February 6th, 2018 03:25
The Book.
FredPeyer said:
Just had to make this a favorite, Goldie! Love the way you set it up and the way you ended it. Wonder what happens to that book once we are gone.
February 5th, 2018 18:21
FredPeyer said:
Just had to make this a favorite, Goldie! Love the way you set it up and the way you ended it. Wonder what happens to that book once we are gone.
February 5th, 2018 18:21
The Book.
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
Thanks ANDY ~ each Year we write another Chapter in \"This is Your Life\" We may not word process or publish it but it exists in our Subconscious and (as you know) it is also recorded in Heaven ~ What & Who we are TODAY is a PRECIS of all the past CHAPTERS ! Thanks for sharing ~ Yours BRIAN I reminded KAT ~ That we are \"A Living & Open Book ~ known and read by everybody ~ AMEN\" Yours BRIAN
February 5th, 2018 15:09
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
Thanks ANDY ~ each Year we write another Chapter in \"This is Your Life\" We may not word process or publish it but it exists in our Subconscious and (as you know) it is also recorded in Heaven ~ What & Who we are TODAY is a PRECIS of all the past CHAPTERS ! Thanks for sharing ~ Yours BRIAN I reminded KAT ~ That we are \"A Living & Open Book ~ known and read by everybody ~ AMEN\" Yours BRIAN
February 5th, 2018 15:09
The Book.
dusk arising said:
Oh for the energy and clarity of intent of those early pages before controversy and conciliation entered and clouded things.
Beneath the dust its a fine read sir!
February 5th, 2018 13:40
dusk arising said:
Oh for the energy and clarity of intent of those early pages before controversy and conciliation entered and clouded things.
Beneath the dust its a fine read sir!
February 5th, 2018 13:40
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