Comments on: how lovely it is to be your guest

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:22:00 +0000

Jenyy- Just seeing this for the first time ( a few months late) but how beautiful. This Akathist is one of my favorites, so profoundly lovely and makes me near teary every time I pray through it. Helps to cultivate a spirit of gratitude, especially as I remember the context in which it was written. Hope you are doing well. Christ is Risen!

By: TJ Wendel

TJ Wendel — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:06:00 +0000

Thank you for the gentle reminder, Jenny, that we are only at home here for a while. I worry so often about what will happen next, with Jud out of work and a baby just beginning to form, and yet we are held in His arms through it all and He reminds us that this is not our home. He is. You have captured that essence.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0000

Molly, Marji and Julian,

Thank you so much for your kind words! It’s a joy to hear from you.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:42:00 +0000

Hi Jenny,

The Akathist of Thanksgiving that year at your house has been one of my favorite Thanksgiving memories. I think of it every year. Thank you for having shared it with me!

By: marji

marji — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:53:00 +0000

Your post is my balm today when it is cold and snowy and dark at 4 p.m. What a welcome respite to take a minute, read your blog and be calmed. If only for a short while.

By: Molly Sabourin

Molly Sabourin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:18:00 +0000

For some reason, Jenny, this excellent post made me teary today. Maybe because it is Thanksgiving and I am so thankful for the poignant reflections of others, which have the capacity to inspire and encourage me. Maybe it was the idea of “practicing for paradise” and that elderly man’s drive to do so despite the little time he has left upon this earth. What an amazing way to sum up our desperation for beauty in a sometimes not so pretty world. Blessings to you and thank you for sharing.