tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001212361881658125.post248401251515880683..comments2024-03-09T08:49:51.461-05:00Comments on Downtown Monks: "MAKING NICE" WITH GODFr Alberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195307683109646666noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001212361881658125.post-16116166015706453682009-05-10T20:50:00.000-04:002009-05-10T20:50:00.000-04:00Of course it's okay to express anger, or hurt, or ...Of course it's okay to express anger, or hurt, or disappointment in our conversations with God. To do otherwise is to foster resentment and choke on our own feelings, which never resolves anything and only leads to deeper feelings of bitterness. Any loving relationship (with a spouse, a parent, a child or a good friend) should be open to those "sore subjects" that simply have to be addressed and settled in some way. Of course, since those relationships are between imperfect mortals, I should be tactful and open to the feelings and point of view of the other party and not simply hurl invective and accusations. Since God is perfect love, I think I can be freer with expressing my feelings; after all, he's heard it all before, he's got big shoulders and he can take it. At the same time, I can't presume on his benevolence and mouth off like an unruly child, or assume that I know better than he does what the problem is or how it should be resolved. Like Job, I have to accept that God understands all this better than I do and that I'm approaching him for help and guidance. I won't get anywhere by telling him to "shape up or else I'll find another God who can do the job right."<br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com