tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post761210735730274660..comments2024-02-08T10:33:22.915+13:00Comments on Available Light: Nearly ThereKelvin Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-5158544802386966222010-03-01T09:20:57.240+13:002010-03-01T09:20:57.240+13:00And what a tremendous privilege to be part of your...And what a tremendous privilege to be part of your ordination and installation. As you physically robed in the garments and accoutrements of Episcopacy so the mantle of the spirituality of being Christ's Vicar of this Diocese covered you as well. I'm not sure how to put this in words but it is probably enough to say that God was very present and you grew in stature and holiness as we watched. May God be always with you, guiding, encouraging and strengthening you throughout your episcopacy.Vernanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-32955940636975094882010-02-25T17:49:12.742+13:002010-02-25T17:49:12.742+13:00I'll have a look for those books next time I&#...I'll have a look for those books next time I'm in the library. I expect you've read "The Way of the Sufi"? Another storyteller.<br /><br />I think an important meta-element of story-telling is the ........ well-timed ...........pause.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-9456424727898858432010-02-25T08:41:07.461+13:002010-02-25T08:41:07.461+13:00You're right Katherine. Some of De Mello's...You're right Katherine. Some of De Mello's books, such as "The Song of The Bird" and "Wellsprings" are simply collections of stories; the sort of puzzling little story that acts as a Koan if you allow it to, or can be taken at face value and enjoyed simply for its entertainment value if you don't want to dive deeper. My doctoral dissertation was on the power of story. I have ben fascinated by stories since I don't know when: why do they have such an effect on people, when the same information told as propositions or lists of facts or in a sermon or lecture sails blithely in one ear and out the other? There are stories I tell which I can guarantee will have a quarter of the audience dabbing their eyes by the end of them or leaping out of their seats with fright. I could give an answer as to why, but it took me almost 100,000 words once to explain it, so a blog comment probably won't allow space. But roughly speaking, you have it summed up quite nicely.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-9289414071988463792010-02-25T05:00:53.167+13:002010-02-25T05:00:53.167+13:00It sounds like Father De Mello uses Jesus's ol...It sounds like Father De Mello uses Jesus's old tried and true method of parable. I think it's the best way of getting a message across, no matter the audience. And judging from your own talking, you're pretty good at that informal story-style too. It's as if the story is laid there like a sweetcorn with little burrs, and there is great ease in consuming it, yet it's still a voluntary thing, so access to the message is maximised. And the learning becomes their own. And the burrs keep it attached and remembered.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-59895532883810876712010-02-25T03:03:17.484+13:002010-02-25T03:03:17.484+13:00God's gracious blessing as you walk on water.God's gracious blessing as you walk on water.Elaine Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277699063620071309noreply@blogger.com