tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429515118424269823.post2586716315724883036..comments2023-10-07T14:23:22.606+01:00Comments on davesdistrictblog: light and shadevisual theologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01184961109315471466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429515118424269823.post-85277574757000802082009-06-21T18:16:19.996+01:002009-06-21T18:16:19.996+01:00Wonderful comment Rachel. Thankyou.Wonderful comment Rachel. Thankyou.visual theologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184961109315471466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429515118424269823.post-39536028944534545172009-06-08T17:59:55.185+01:002009-06-08T17:59:55.185+01:00I've come to believe that the desire to be und...I've come to believe that the desire to be understood is almost, if not as great as, the desire to be loved. Perhaps they are the same thing? These lines from a poem by Jean Earle are my favourites in describing the human dilemma:<br />"And were I to put my life into your hand,<br />rolled small for you to grip around, <br />tied with my knot,<br />my name for you stamped on the gift -<br />you could not read: for it is not your life."<br /><br />Which perhaps also highlights the immense gratitude we should feel for the depth of knowledge described in Psalm 139<br /><br />(PS - as if to prove a point, I think the tree stands out more in the photo on the right!)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535754671156360985noreply@blogger.com