tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post8783445552815985366..comments2023-10-18T08:43:12.910-05:00Comments on Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network: A thousand dimensionsConnie Rossinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167873116105163091noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-9284983068904846902013-06-07T07:14:19.966-05:002013-06-07T07:14:19.966-05:00This is beautiful Nancy! I also love, love the oc...This is beautiful Nancy! I also love, love the ocean and have a deep longing to go there especially after reading this post. Thank you for writing so lovingly of God and his creations. The "a thousand dimensions spread before us, in every taste and shade, in every tone and depth, in every texture of Love...?" is amazing poetry! You have such a gift, thanks for sharing!The Mad-Eyed Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033013996246941498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-47849038178241761282013-06-06T22:10:25.419-05:002013-06-06T22:10:25.419-05:00Such a contented smile on my face Nancy as I nod k...Such a contented smile on my face Nancy as I nod knowing for sure that we are kindred spirits. YOU speak for me when you write about the ocean.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423794317423373245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-70116026939972400022013-06-06T05:30:13.802-05:002013-06-06T05:30:13.802-05:00You create a powerful analogy using the overwhelmi...You create a powerful analogy using the overwhelming sight of the ocean to describe the love of God. , spine tingling, actually.Melanie Jean Juneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762839203074357706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-5674703567909429882013-06-05T18:52:45.011-05:002013-06-05T18:52:45.011-05:00I never saw a Moor.
I never saw the Sea --
Yet I k...I never saw a Moor.<br />I never saw the Sea --<br />Yet I know how Heather looks<br />And what a Billow be --<br /><br />I never vspoke with God<br />Nor visited in Heaven --<br />Yet certain am I of the spot <br />As if the Checks were given<br /><br /> Emily Dickinson actually had a very unconventional relationship to Christianity. She never participated in the religious revivals of her time and never went to church. Many of her poems, are much deeper than any superficial or intellectual or philosophical understanding. If she were a Christian today -- and I don't know that she would be -- she would be a Christian mystic.<br /><br /> In many poems the Christian references serve as powerful metaphors for a very personal experience that transcends belief. In this poem at least, she takes an unequivocal view -- the certainty and strength of her voice is a hallmark of her poetry.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-80040518200846516902013-06-05T14:41:53.727-05:002013-06-05T14:41:53.727-05:00I am off immediately to my book of Emily Dickinson...I am off immediately to my book of Emily Dickinson's poems to find this one! I actually think I remember bits of it, but am not sure. And I am intrigued that part of you loves moors, because so does part of me (never having see one either). Surely they are mist enshrouded places, across which hounds can be heard baying across the fields of night. If you ever learn differently, would you be so kind as to not tell me? :) Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-44340878323613526872013-06-05T14:27:22.045-05:002013-06-05T14:27:22.045-05:00Thank you, Mary. I often reflect upon how limited...Thank you, Mary. I often reflect upon how limited we are by our 5 senses. They're perfectly adequate for navigating through this life, of course.. but imagine how much more there must be in Eternity! Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-48619222210885282412013-06-05T13:41:45.997-05:002013-06-05T13:41:45.997-05:00This post reminds me of Emily Dickinson's poem...This post reminds me of Emily Dickinson's poem, I Never Saw a Moor. I have never seen a moor or heather either, except in pictures or movies, but Bronte side of me loves them anyway!Connie Rossinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167873116105163091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-6077868965678003182013-06-05T13:28:47.179-05:002013-06-05T13:28:47.179-05:00Heaven will be amazing, won't it?! Thanks for ...Heaven will be amazing, won't it?! Thanks for the little peek into eternity, Nancy!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.com