Thinking About God

I have just returned from my holiday. Not as wet as might have been expected but still too wet to walk anywhere much. We saw some historic houses which I always find interesting as I used to work in one, but the boat was a bit tough. I found it far too stressful so we cancelled the second one. However I am back to work now with a vengeance. I start my new job in two weeks and I have copious assignments to do meanwhile.

Unit 6: How do we Picture God? I found as I studied this unit that I am quite conventional in my ideas about God. I expect that is my age. On the other hand I realise that not everyone will have the same pictures. I am cross that I use so much male language in my thoughts but can't seem to get rid of it. My age again. It is an effort to remember to say parent not father. However how useful is that to someone with no parents or rotten ones??? I read a lot of sci-fi literature and watch TV and film, not my age, quite surprising I suspect, but that does help with the concept of the Trinity funnily, but I would not use this in a service, as I think some people would have real problems with seeing the Holy Spirit as some sort of globule that hovers around in space connected but not, to two others beings. I can see the men in white coats coming to the door as I write. It helps me however.

However we do it our words, thoughts, feelings, can never be enough, as God is so far distant that our words cannot come remotely close to describing Him/Her. Just trying to imagine God though is a very good process and way into prayer. You have to think deeply and concentrate and that helps to calm down the busyness of the day. You get close to God in silence.

Part of my next assignment is a meditation on God.

I am finding the exegesis quite time consuming and although I have one large commentary I do need some smaller ones too. Different opinions are useful. I have many books of the Bible already and where I do it helps considerably but where I do not I flounder a bit. I was trying to work my way through the BRF Bible commentaries but have only completed 13 so far. Will I finish?

Anyway I hope to be a bit more regular now I am back lets hope so.