Comments on: A Prayer For the Amish http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:47:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Heather http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8062 Heather Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:08:29 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8062 Powerful post. Thank you for this reminder. Immanuel should blow us away. No other god did this for his people. I pray that the Amish's willingness to forgive will inspire us in our day-to-day offenses and will minister to the family of the shooter. Kyrie eleison. Powerful post. Thank you for this reminder. Immanuel should blow us away. No other god did this for his people. I pray that the Amish’s willingness to forgive will inspire us in our day-to-day offenses and will minister to the family of the shooter. Kyrie eleison.

]]> By: Patrick Kyle http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8060 Patrick Kyle Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:36:46 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8060 I watched the news tonight and amidst the litany of tragedy and scandal came the shockingly discordant note of forgiveness. Even the news anchors seemed moved by the community's willingness to forgive when one of the towns people said the gunman's wife would be welcomed at the children's funeral if she chose to attend. You are right when you say we are all broken, and in times like these the enormity of that fact is overwhelming. Thanks for the post and the prayer. Lord have mercy on us. I watched the news tonight and amidst the litany of tragedy and scandal came the shockingly discordant note of forgiveness. Even the news anchors seemed moved by the community’s willingness to forgive when one of the towns people said the gunman’s wife would be welcomed at the children’s funeral if she chose to attend.
You are right when you say we are all broken, and in times like these the enormity of that fact is overwhelming.
Thanks for the post and the prayer.
Lord have mercy on us.

]]> By: APuritanMindset http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8055 APuritanMindset Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:45:22 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8055 There is something supremely beautiful in all of this: the community forgives the man and is holding no hard feelings. And, to me, that is only seen in those who have the Messiah dwelling within them. With you, I pray. There is something supremely beautiful in all of this: the community forgives the man and is holding no hard feelings. And, to me, that is only seen in those who have the Messiah dwelling within them.

With you, I pray.

]]> By: eirianwen http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8053 eirianwen Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:51:39 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8053 I appreciate you taking the time to blog this. We, all of us, need these words. Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to blog this. We, all of us, need these words. Thank you.

]]> By: Malu Lani http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8052 Malu Lani Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:52:41 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8052 Amen. Amen.

]]> By: Debra http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8050 Debra Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:51:31 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8050 Amen. Amen.

]]> By: bmelone http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish/comment-page-1#comment-8048 bmelone Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:20:20 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-prayer-for-the-amish#comment-8048 Thanks Michael. I live in Lancaster, and this happened 10mins away from where I'm getting married. Its all about as incomprehensible as it gets--the 'normality' of the murderer and the fact that it happened to the most peaceful people probably in the world. I like how you said we should be silenced by the incarnation--that is honestly more surprising than anything humans do. Thanks Michael. I live in Lancaster, and this happened 10mins away from where I’m getting married. Its all about as incomprehensible as it gets–the ‘normality’ of the murderer and the fact that it happened to the most peaceful people probably in the world. I like how you said we should be silenced by the incarnation–that is honestly more surprising than anything humans do.

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