tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post3218040196232254882..comments2024-03-28T22:09:54.924-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: Anger and DoubtJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-32575964523455169652016-09-03T03:32:37.796-04:002016-09-03T03:32:37.796-04:00When I was about 8 or 9 years old I realized I was...When I was about 8 or 9 years old I realized I was sexually attracted to masculine males - especially those with a bit of chest hair. But the message from the society of the time(1970s) told me this meant I was a fag and a sexual deviant and if ANYONE found out my life would be over. I'd be disowned and alone and homeless. I was TERRIFIED of being found out!<br /><br />To make things so much worse, I was already dealing with a major social anxiety avoidance disorder by the time i was 5 years old! So with those two issues there is no way I could have showered after gym class with other boys. I was terrified and embarrassed of being seen naked and of being around other naked boys. There's no way I could have done it! Even if threatened. We just assume boys are ok with it. I stayed in the closet for 45 years (so far) because of the SAA Disorder which ruined my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-29880643466404791752015-12-13T22:40:27.565-05:002015-12-13T22:40:27.565-05:00Your dear friend was called home to be with the Lo...Your dear friend was called home to be with the Lord. Who says that is a tragedy? Not your friend who likely is in the glory of his Father for eternity. We, the mortal that remain behind are the one's that feel the pain, the tragedy of such events. It is the faithful living that suffer as the Lord said we would suffer. With our strong faith and with time, we see that our departed friends are forever blessed and safe from ALL hate, and ALL injury. They will never suffer ever again. They are forever blessed and await the day we are called home to welcome us to join the forever faithful. Be sad my friend. Shed your tears. Now smile and rejoice that your friend was so special, or in such need, that Our Lord called him home to be with Him forever.<br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-22963959713573633572015-12-13T18:54:41.733-05:002015-12-13T18:54:41.733-05:00It's hard on us when tragedy strikes. I've...It's hard on us when tragedy strikes. I've been through phases in my life when I was closer to God and then sometimes not. This year hasn't been a particularly good one for me. One thing I've realized is that no one has the answers here...only God. <br /><br />Good people are taken for reasons we don't know while people who are hateful and vile continue to walk the Earth. But, I believe we are here to grow and learn. If everything was always good how can we grow? And, if bad things only happened to bad people would anyone care? <br /><br />Sending you love, comfort, and peace during this difficult time. ((Hugs)) Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909623741866805635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-17400060485333387792015-12-13T17:38:45.441-05:002015-12-13T17:38:45.441-05:00Darling Joe, I do not think there is an understand...Darling Joe, I do not think there is an understanding or an answer for this tragedy. There is only time. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705603797740188813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-20249604430544875272015-12-13T15:23:39.111-05:002015-12-13T15:23:39.111-05:00How great a tragedy that you have suffered. I t...How great a tragedy that you have suffered. I trust that you will find peace with time, and that your bond with Christ and with God will not be broken.<br /><br />I joined the Moravian Church recently. Today's Old Testament reading was Zephaniah, Chapter 3, 14-20. It is a song of joy. As I read it today, I wondered how comforting it may be to folks facing personal disaster. I wondered if Dietrich Bonhoeffer may have read it before he was vengefully hanged by the Nazis just prior to their defeat? Or, perhaps, someone about to be executed for a crime of which they are innocent. <br /><br />Be strong, and keep the Faith.<br /><br />David Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-41279861329317870102015-12-13T14:42:18.584-05:002015-12-13T14:42:18.584-05:00A wise man once told me, "Drop the question. ...A wise man once told me, "Drop the question. There's the answer."<br /><br />No cheap grace, no easy answers, no greeting card cliches. Especially none that "protect" God.<br /><br />Those who love you are holding you in their hearts. And it is okay with us if you ache and kick and scream. We will still hold you there.<br /><br />If you want to include God among that heart-holding company, so be it. Do you think perhaps the heart of God aches infinitely more than ours in the face of human tragedy?Michael Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942287172727040371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-34667500781701714832015-12-13T09:58:26.633-05:002015-12-13T09:58:26.633-05:00dear joe....
i don't believe in "god"...dear joe....<br />i don't believe in "god".....i did at one time but ....it's been a while.....i find your faith and hope endearing....while i stand on the periphery .....<br />trying to find reasons why "god" has allowed or not allowed something to happen is quite foreign to me....<br />i am guided more by "a mistake made by idiots on the road".....of which many of us are quite familiar....<br />....<br />i no longer question why "god" had a hand in whatever.....and i realize this mindset is antithetical to most of of your readers....but...there are many on this planet....and we are fighting for space.....or...."shit" does happen....and it will invariably happen to us at one time or another.....<br />....<br />but....my view does not keep me from empathizing or sympathizing with your pain.....messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623467455538747493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-66616375312133635972015-12-13T09:47:29.095-05:002015-12-13T09:47:29.095-05:00Second Samuel, Chapter 18
And the king was deeply...Second Samuel, Chapter 18<br /><br />And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”<br /><br />Professor. You are going through grief as you have never experienced. David, another chosen of God - just as you are - also went through that same valley as shown in the verse above...he continued his struggle and finally emerged victorious as you will. Remember David...he was of no less importance than you. <br /><br />You will survive and be strong.silvereaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13811098608576016926noreply@blogger.com