The Temple of the Holy Ghost

A Temple of the Holy Ghost was a great read, but I found myself having trouble to even get myself to start it but once I did it had my attention.  This story had a lot of symbolism, but I found myself trying to solve what all the symbols meant and was losing the flow of the story trying to comprehend it.  I thought it was interesting that the child was the narrator and was called the child throughout the story. With this story I didn’t the process of interpretation reading, interpreting, and criticizing to help me better understand the story. The story had such a transformation on how the child now viewed life. And had a better outlook. Instead of disliking her cousin she accepts them and other for who they are and in the process she a change in herself wanting to get rid of anger.  Just in the way God see us by our heats. He made each and every one of us unique. And we need to remember to love the person and not the things they do. And we are not to have anger in our hearts. God is amazing how he can turn us around and show us the things that we need to work on to better his Kingdom. This was definitely a unique story.

The Man Who Came To Dinner

Hmmm let’s see where do I even start! Well I will start on a positive note since what is to come is going to be a little bit on the critical side. I went to see the pay with Vicky and that was fun getting to spend the day with her :) So to start things off I went to the 2:30 showing on Saturday and this play was absolutely boring. To be honest I left out of there like what did I just watch?! It was such a long play and I felt that my day was wasted and that was not worth my 10 dollars! However, I did find the theater itself to be pretty and the costumes and stage step up was great! The whole time I was just waiting fro the play to end. I couldn’t understand what was going on. And I was waiting on the man to come to dinner! Lol… not once did I see anyone come to dinner lol… I wasn’t sure if Vicky was feeling the same way? If she was enjoying it? but once we left and talked about it we were definitely in agreement that we didn’t enjoy it. She hides her emotions pretty well.

I was disappointed because I was actually really excited to see a play. I love seeing plays I don’t get the opportunity to see them often but when I do, I love them. Not so much with this one. For me was the acting I couldn’t believe the actors they didn’t come to life for me. There was one actress who kept messing up with her lines and instead of trying to let it flow you could tell she was already thing of her next line making her choppy. And after that I kept finding my self critiquing it and not being able to enjoy it.  Not once did I laugh while others around me did. There was many of times during the play were I wasn’t paying attention and I wanted to close my eyes but I knew that would be rode, So I didn’t.  The ending wasn’t even good. I was really annoyed with the whole thing. So I’m going to end this blog now because it is nothing but negative all through out it. But I will say the best part was going with Vicky! For all that went to the play I hope you had a better experience than I did. And I really want my money back.

Poem In The Park

I went to Lake Bonny Park for this assigned trip, and I stayed for at least 45 minutes for a nature and poem experience.  This activity is kinda what I already love to do. Sit quietly engaging in God’s presence with nature.  In class I check off 10 activities in ways to engage with nature in daily life. So I definitely enjoyed this, the “spiritual practices” however, the step taken were a little different then what I normally do.  And reading poetry I was a new twist. I normally don’t read anything when I’m with nature unless I’m reading my bible. This was a very calming a great reflecting and encounter activity. It did get a little distracting with all the other people around but over all it was great!  Sitting in the grass by a tree and experienced God through one of His many beautiful creations, giving me the ability to create a poem.

Intimate meeting of minds

These definitely bind

Dark rich soil consume my feet and starts to wrap

The grass grows deep with in this tender trap

The seed which now resides is the heart of this flower

Blossom and bloom and don’t lack power

Let the wind take over like a Holy Ghost shower

Be like Christ the lamb and the Lion

Full of life like the dandelion

Oh creation radiates like a symphony

But the “one” whispers remember me! Creator of all things

Not responsible for the worldly blings!

But the unfailing morning sting of the birds never ending praise sing

So stoic and poised

The tree stands

But underneath it is the roots that go down deep and brand

Going with life so simple with peace like the birds and the bee’s

All creation waits for Thee

Intimate meeting of minds

These definitely bind

That God has made nature one of a kind.