Comments on: It’s Really This Simple, I Guess http://christianmystics.com/?p=378 A Journey Into The Presence of God Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jon http://christianmystics.com/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-1081 jon Mon, 18 May 2009 08:42:14 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=378#comment-1081 Hi. A few years or more ago, I started to become aware of the reality of God/Spirit and finding nothing that chimed with me within any organised religion I started to look within. Where I live there is a small but beautiful 16th Century Anglican church which -unusually these days- does not have a locked door. At any time you can simply open it and walk in. I took to going there and just sitting in the atmosphere on my way past -it was always empty and always peaceful. After doing this for several months I called in one day as I often did, sat in the quiet for a 30 or 40 minutes when an overwhelming feeling started to wash over me. It was powerful and hugely emotional. I left within minutes feeling upset and tearful. I didn't know what it was or why it had happened and at the time I could only associate this emotion with sadness. It was only some time later when I experienced something similar but in quite different surroundings that I fully recognised that emotion. The only times I had felt such a strong surge of energy in my heart before had been in moments of intense emotional turmoil. I had assumed that it was something to do with sadness and loss. In fact, what I had experienced was an overwhelming Love and compassion but in my life experience at that time I had nothing to reference that feeling to. Just sitting still in the quiet can be an amazing experience. Hi.
A few years or more ago, I started to become aware of the reality of God/Spirit and finding nothing that chimed with me within any organised religion I started to look within.
Where I live there is a small but beautiful 16th Century Anglican church which -unusually these days- does not have a locked door. At any time you can simply open it and walk in.

I took to going there and just sitting in the atmosphere on my way past -it was always empty and always peaceful.

After doing this for several months I called in one day as I often did, sat in the quiet for a 30 or 40 minutes when an overwhelming feeling started to wash over me. It was powerful and hugely emotional. I left within minutes feeling upset and tearful.
I didn’t know what it was or why it had happened and at the time I could only associate this emotion with sadness.

It was only some time later when I experienced something similar but in quite different surroundings that I fully recognised that emotion.
The only times I had felt such a strong surge of energy in my heart before had been in moments of intense emotional turmoil. I had assumed that it was something to do with sadness and loss.

In fact, what I had experienced was an overwhelming Love and compassion but in my life experience at that time I had nothing to reference that feeling to.
Just sitting still in the quiet can be an amazing experience.

]]> By: Tamara http://christianmystics.com/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-1019 Tamara Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:17:48 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=378#comment-1019 The closeness of God, is the simplicity of God for me, so close that we can share the same breath...I am with you always...I give you my peace... Matt.28:20, John 14:27 "...if you can't find God where you are, there is no need to go anywhere else looking for Him." ( from a celtic hymn?) The closeness of God, is the simplicity of God for me, so close that we can share the same breath…I am with you always…I give you my peace…
Matt.28:20, John 14:27

“…if you can’t find God where you are, there is no need to go anywhere else looking for Him.”
( from a celtic hymn?)

]]> By: Susan http://christianmystics.com/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-1018 Susan Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:55:40 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=378#comment-1018 Spiritual Simplicity is so very peaceful ! Spiritual Simplicity is so very peaceful !

]]> By: Sue http://christianmystics.com/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-1016 Sue Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:03:06 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=378#comment-1016 Yes. I think it really is that simple. Yes. I think it really is that simple.

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