tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post1312249171497096343..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: The Grief of BethlehemGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-46074439062843885452009-12-04T22:30:36.758-06:002009-12-04T22:30:36.758-06:00Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving me such...Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving me such a thoughtful comment on my grief post. Nice meeting you Glynn :). What I appreciated about reading your post was the sentence, "It was a brutal time, but this act stands out even for that era." It just jumped out at me and made me realize that when we try to fathom the magnitude of senseless acts of violence in today's world, Jesus already saw the unimaginable in Bethlehem and that we must continue to trust him with our grief.JoAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289723093058838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-65824020281569691792009-12-02T19:07:05.157-06:002009-12-02T19:07:05.157-06:00Can I say... I loved the reversal you highlighted ...Can I say... I loved the reversal you highlighted in this. So very thoughtful. As I would want, when thinking on grief.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-65109899800420695452009-12-02T13:20:08.647-06:002009-12-02T13:20:08.647-06:00The horror of such an incident, we hope we never f...The horror of such an incident, we hope we never forget the destruction of The Holy Innocents. This historical era must be an example or of the horrific acts people can do for their own gain. No one worried about the pain and grief of those who lived. Pray there was someone there to help them bear the pain. What an excellentpoint you brought up.Bernadette Pabon ,Teacher, Director of CCD, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342624013347920072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-15271147567148879682009-12-02T06:29:03.154-06:002009-12-02T06:29:03.154-06:00Hard to fathom the violence of the biblical accoun...Hard to fathom the violence of the biblical accounts. There are also many other accounts of violence throughout the old testament, and they are each and all horrifying to us, as we read from the comfort of our home or church pew. <br /><br />It's interesting how you bring out the revelation of God's hope for mankind through Jesus emerged from this most vile act of cruelty and grief. There's a universal spiritual lesson there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-63312489416665978582009-12-01T23:41:50.000-06:002009-12-01T23:41:50.000-06:00That is a scary thing to consider. So many innocen...That is a scary thing to consider. So many innocent lives-genuinely innocent- who never had a chance to become what they were supposed to. It makes me cringe to think about it. <br /><br />Good post, sir!!JMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153935146315343348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-30475657150227368012009-12-01T21:09:18.312-06:002009-12-01T21:09:18.312-06:00The word "slaughter" simply makes my blo...The word "slaughter" simply makes my blood run cold. I cannot and possibly will not ever comprehend the horror. And as a mother, the grief would be beyond measure. This brought me to my knees, but I needed to be there.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906584712170733253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-76620744925807448152009-12-01T15:10:21.884-06:002009-12-01T15:10:21.884-06:00Such a powerful post, Glynn. It's such a horr...Such a powerful post, Glynn. It's such a horrible thought, the babies being murdered like that, and then to think of Jesus dying as he did, in front of his mother... wow!<br /><br />We need these reminders from time to time, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-32843134395928437082009-12-01T13:50:32.224-06:002009-12-01T13:50:32.224-06:00Powerful post Glynn!Powerful post Glynn!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933843864810544777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-86550627297149813512009-12-01T13:22:50.733-06:002009-12-01T13:22:50.733-06:00This is definitely different than I have considere...This is definitely different than I have considered this before. And it is written masterfully. Thank you, Glynn.jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-5639107516607784992009-12-01T12:29:11.147-06:002009-12-01T12:29:11.147-06:00You have a rare talent, Glynn. Your words echo fee...You have a rare talent, Glynn. Your words echo feeling, which is deep and comes from a place of understanding, a wisdom in the heart.<br /><br />Grief at the slaughter of innocents and of Christ's dying before Mary might be imagined, as Robert Lowell wrote, as one feels "with one skin-layer missing": too intense to tolerate.<br /><br />And yet. . . as Kay Redfield Jamison wrote in her most recent memoir, "Hope can find a place in a mind missing love."Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-91784319095348168642009-12-01T12:24:20.643-06:002009-12-01T12:24:20.643-06:00I had never considered the true scale of the horro...I had never considered the true scale of the horror of that event.. made worse because so many people had traveled back their for the census.<br /><br />Great post, Glynn.<br /><br />Thank you.Peter Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546313657597977541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-86552127798670521362009-12-01T12:02:09.069-06:002009-12-01T12:02:09.069-06:00Great post Glynn. It reminds me of The Coventry C...Great post Glynn. It reminds me of The Coventry Carol. Such a beautiful, peaceful tune, but unspeakable sadness as well.<br /><br />Lullay, Thou little tiny Child,<br />By, by, lully, lullay.<br />Lullay, Thou little tiny Child.<br />By, by, lully, lullay.<br /><br />O sisters, too, how may we do,<br />For to preserve this day;<br />This poor Youngling for whom we sing,<br />By, by, lully, lullay.<br /><br />Herod the King, in his raging,<br />Charged he hath this day;<br />His men of might, in his own sight,<br />All children young, to slay.<br /><br />Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,<br />And ever mourn and say;<br />For Thy parting, nor say nor sing,<br />By, by, lully, lullay.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16979061169426066682009-12-01T11:51:47.176-06:002009-12-01T11:51:47.176-06:00If that slaughter doesn't horrify you...then y...If that slaughter doesn't horrify you...then you need to check yourself. <br /><br />Great post man.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061304417023335698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-80320433303335689792009-12-01T11:49:20.920-06:002009-12-01T11:49:20.920-06:00So much of scripture I read without really compreh...So much of scripture I read without really comprehending the weight of it. You're right, how truly horrible to see children slaughtered like that. Thank you for your perspective. Wonderful, as always.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-36643344873892358962009-12-01T10:50:17.905-06:002009-12-01T10:50:17.905-06:00i found the relating of the children and of Jesus ...i found the relating of the children and of Jesus to be...something i had not thought of before. it made me pause in wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-45548450721578397102009-12-01T10:27:44.737-06:002009-12-01T10:27:44.737-06:00Good post!
Definitely one of those mysteries of li...Good post!<br />Definitely one of those mysteries of life we won't understand on this earth.Janet Oberholtzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-56847956949033172002009-12-01T09:40:16.682-06:002009-12-01T09:40:16.682-06:00This is a great analysis, comparing the sole survi...This is a great analysis, comparing the sole survivor (Jesus) to the thousands of children who died in his place. Thirty three years later, Jesus died in the place of all humanity. <br /><br />Thank you Glynn. I didn't actually think of it that way until I read your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-80367574928323593152009-12-01T09:33:23.928-06:002009-12-01T09:33:23.928-06:00"He died in front of his mother"...I was..."He died in front of his mother"...I was doing fine until I read that. <br /><br />I did a Bible study called "Jesus the One and Only" and parts of it were from Mary's perspective and what it must have been like to watch her child die. It was painful to read and think about, but it was a bolster to my faith because Mary trusted even though her pain was immense.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your heart in this blog.Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917254303905983572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-48779269512744221642009-12-01T06:26:39.871-06:002009-12-01T06:26:39.871-06:00WOW...this was powerful.
I felt my throat tighten...WOW...this was powerful.<br /><br />I felt my throat tightening up reading and recalling that horrific scene in Bethlehem......and then again for when Jesus was crucified.<br /><br />I try to completely turn over all my worry/anxiety to God, but being human......my greatest fear is losing one of my children. I cannot fathom the depth of pain these mothers/fathers endured.<br /><br />This was awesome.....thank you for sharing.~*Michelle*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12973255141669832129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-74269087721151262832009-12-01T06:24:56.786-06:002009-12-01T06:24:56.786-06:00There are some things that our minds and hearts ca...There are some things that our minds and hearts cannot fully take in ... this may be one of them.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.com