tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post2366567234241324853..comments2023-09-18T08:44:40.951-05:00Comments on faith in community: Why I am Still a LutheranDiane M. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-21361970164700970992009-10-28T09:10:30.424-05:002009-10-28T09:10:30.424-05:00well, maybe it is tolerance rather than compassion...well, maybe it is tolerance rather than compassion, but when I think about my god-parents, then I think it was compassion. But what I experienced at school was a kind of "merciful-ness" not just toward me, but toward the world, and a sense of being humble about how much we could know, and just falling on God's grace. I experienced that as compassion, wanting to reach out to others who had fallen down.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-36820579816631929862009-10-28T08:40:36.994-05:002009-10-28T08:40:36.994-05:00I'm struck by "with charity toward people...I'm struck by "with charity toward people they didn't agree with" being characterized as compassion rather than tolerance, and really appreciating the word you chose. <br /><br />Having grown up Christian, but a denominational mutt, I feel like I can relate to a lot of what you're sharing. I went to evangelical schools, and I'm so grateful for that time of formation, but I remember being really uncomfortable with the exclusivity of the Campus Crusade groups in college.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501047587752329779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-84108904273621965002009-10-27T19:25:07.156-05:002009-10-27T19:25:07.156-05:00I somehow missed this earlier... Diane this is sou...I somehow missed this earlier... Diane this is soul stirring to read.<br /><br />Wow. <br /><br />It is about God, it is indeed.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-46866198925862218622009-10-23T21:44:05.734-05:002009-10-23T21:44:05.734-05:00Good thoughts, Diane. Compassion is so important.Good thoughts, Diane. Compassion is so important.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-68083688062174145412009-10-23T00:37:42.147-05:002009-10-23T00:37:42.147-05:00"But when I thought about people who lived gr..."But when I thought about people who lived gracious lives, with charity toward people they didn't agree with...."<br /><br />It took a lot of maturing for me to realize the importance, indeed, the centrality of living gracious lives.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.com