<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661</id><updated>2026-07-24T08:04:08.519+02:00</updated><category term="Liefde"/><category term="Gemeenskapspiritualiteit. Spiritualiteit van werk."/><category term="Liefde."/><category term="transformasie"/><category term="Ekologiese spiritualiteit"/><category term="gebed"/><category term="kontemplasie"/><category term="ontferming"/><category term="Mistiek. Barth"/><category term="Onderskeiding."/><category term="lectio"/><category term="Augustinus. Gebed."/><category term="Calvyn"/><category term="Eko-spiritualiteit"/><category term="Hammerskjöld"/><category term="Nuwejaar."/><category term="Onderskeiding"/><category term="Ontferming."/><category term="verganklikheid"/><category term="Aanbidding."/><category term="Advent."/><category term="Apofatiese Godsbeeld."/><category term="Boere Oorlog."/><category term="Dankbaarheid"/><category term="Die woord Spiritualiteit"/><category term="Eenvoud"/><category term="Eenvoud."/><category term="Emmausgangers."/><category term="Geweld."/><category term="Kontemplasie. Teresa van Avila."/><category term="Liturgiese gebed. Skepping en herskepping."/><category term="Mag"/><category term="Meditasie"/><category term="Mistagogie."/><category term="Mistieke antifrase"/><category term="N.P. van Wyk Louw."/><category term="Onderskeiding van God se wil."/><category term="Self-implikasie."/><category term="Simone Weil."/><category term="Skuldbelydenis. Bieg."/><category term="Sterf."/><category term="Vas."/><category term="bewuswording"/><category term="die klein prins. mistiek."/><category term="die mistiek effek van lectio"/><category term="dood"/><category term="humor"/><category term="mistieke ervaring"/><category term="oratio. Emmaus-gangers. Meditatio as ruminasie. Transformasie."/><category term="vreugde"/><category term="&quot;Devotional&quot; spirituality. Sheldrake. Inkarnasie en spiritualliteit."/><category term="&#39;n Kerk sonder balle."/><category term="1 Kor.13:12. Mistiek"/><category term="1 Kor.13; liefde"/><category term="1 Korintiers. Kerk. Verdeeldheid. Koinonia."/><category term="1 Korintiërs 13."/><category term="1 Korintiërs 9. Mistagoog."/><category term="1 Thessalonisense 5:16. Vreugde. Blydskap."/><category term="2Pac. Rap. Hiphop spiritualiteit"/><category term="Acedia"/><category term="Advent. Matteus 1."/><category term="Alexandrinus"/><category term="Apofatiese Godbeeld."/><category term="Apofatiese mistiek. Via negativa. Liefde."/><category term="Askese"/><category term="Bach"/><category term="Barmhartige Samaritaan. Lukas 10:25-37. Ewige lewe. Wetgeleerde. Liefde."/><category term="Bedagsaamheid."/><category term="Begeleier. Kolossense 3:3"/><category term="Begrafnispreek"/><category term="Behoefte aan spiritualiteit"/><category term="Bernard van Clairvaux. Liefde. Johannes 21. Drie grade van liefde. Spiritualiteit as volwassewording. Geestelike groei."/><category term="Besigheidspiritualiteit."/><category term="Besigheidspiritualiteit. Ontferming. Stakings."/><category term="Bewuswording. Ervaring."/><category term="Biddende verlange. Herkenning."/><category term="Blake. Lyding. Satan."/><category term="Blydskap"/><category term="Boeke verbranding. Geweld. Chambon. Koran. Bybel."/><category term="Bonhoeffer. Ontferming en verset."/><category term="Bybel as woord van God. Woestynvaders."/><category term="Bybel. Spirituele hermeneutiek. Openbaring. Ou Testament."/><category term="Bybelse mistiek"/><category term="Bybelse spiritualiteit. Mistiek. 1 Timoteus 1:17. Hooglied."/><category term="Bybelstudie"/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring"/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring (21)."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring (25)"/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring 19. Verborgenheid. Pergamum."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring 20. Getrouheid."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. (16). Smirna. Lyding in eensaamheid."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Armoede. Die tweede dood. Die kroon van die lewe. Smirna"/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Christologie. Doksologie."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Christologie. Johannes. Openbaring 1:9."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Godsbeeld. God. Gees. Christus. Kerke."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Mag. Staat"/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Openbaring 1:1. Lectio. Appropriasie."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Openbaring 1:10. Die sewe gemeentes. Openbaring as boek."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Openbaring 1:4. Kerk. Aanbidding. Sewe kerke in Asie."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Patmos."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Profesie. Onthulling. Openbaring 1:9-10. Die Gees."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Tiatira. Heiligmaking."/><category term="Bybelstudie oor openbaring. Openbaring 1:4-5. Lectio. Transformasie. Geluk. Makarisme. Sewe."/><category term="Caravaggio. Roeping. Matteus 9:9. Materiele inhoud van spiritualiteit."/><category term="Daaglikes Offisie. Brevier. Gebed. Taize. Getydeboek."/><category term="Depressie. Donker nag van die Siel. Moeder Teresa."/><category term="Depressie. Donker nag van die siel."/><category term="Die Navolging van Christus. Thomas. Leergesprek."/><category term="Die geestelike reis. Reis as simbool. Skole van spiritualiteit. Psalm 119."/><category term="Die gelykenis van die Barmhartige Samaritaan; Lukas 10:25-37"/><category term="Die menslike teenpool in die godmenslike betrekkingsgebeure; Hebreers 2:6-8"/><category term="Die mistieke ervaring"/><category term="Discernment"/><category term="Dissipline. Acedia. Traagheid. Mistagogie. Sewe doodsondes. Emmausgangers. Paulus. 2 Timoteus."/><category term="Dogma en spiritualiteit"/><category term="Dood. Taal."/><category term="Doodstraf"/><category term="Doop. Geloof."/><category term="Drome"/><category term="Edith Stein"/><category term="Eensaamheid."/><category term="Eenvoud. Van Gogh. Mistieke antifrase. Poort tot die ewigheid."/><category term="Eerbied. Respek. Gesin. Pretensieloosheid."/><category term="Egte geluk"/><category term="Egte mistiek. Soelle"/><category term="Egtheid. Uitwerking."/><category term="Eko-mistiek."/><category term="Eko-mistiek. Nuttigheid. Natuur"/><category term="Ekologiese mistiek"/><category term="Ekologiese spiritualiteit 3"/><category term="Ekologiese spiritualiteit."/><category term="Ekstase. Mistieke. Ou Testament. 1 Konings 18. 1 Samuel 10. Joel 2."/><category term="Emosies. Versoekings. Volwasse-wording. Mistagogie"/><category term="Engele"/><category term="Ergernis. Woede. Psalm 37. Psalm 141."/><category term="Ervaring"/><category term="Eskatologie. Esegiel. Opstanding. Ewige lewe. Transformasie in heerlikheid."/><category term="Etiek en spiritualiteit"/><category term="Etiek. Verantwoordelikheid. Reinheid. Erotiek."/><category term="Ewigheid."/><category term="Filippense 3. Bewuswording. Ervaring. Mistiek."/><category term="Franse mistiek. Mistiek en liefde. Nugtere mistiek."/><category term="Freeman"/><category term="Galasiërs 2:20"/><category term="Galasiërs 4:19; 1 Petrus 1:16; Levitikus 11:44; konformiteit aan Christus."/><category term="Gebed."/><category term="Gebed. Stilte."/><category term="Gebed. Voorveronderstelling."/><category term="Geestelike karakter van sosiale kritiek"/><category term="Geestelike lees van die  Bybel."/><category term="Geestelike lees. Jona. Irenaeus. Ou Testament."/><category term="Geestelike oefening."/><category term="Geestelike oefening. Gebed. Woede."/><category term="Geestelike oefening. Nadink oor hoe &#39;n mens deel is van die groter skepping."/><category term="Geestelike volwassenheid."/><category term="Gelatenheid"/><category term="Geloofsavontuur"/><category term="Gelykenis van die talente/goue muntstukke; Matteus 25:14-30"/><category term="Gelykvormigheid aan Christus. Transformasie. Reformasie van die wil. Wil van God. Galasiers 4:19."/><category term="Genesis 5:24; Psalm 73; Psalm 49. Henog. Elia. Mistiek. Ou Testament."/><category term="Gereformeerde Spiritualiteit"/><category term="Gereformeerde mistiek."/><category term="Gereformeerde spiritualiteit."/><category term="Geweld. Hosea 2:4-15. Geestelike lees."/><category term="Geweldloosheid. Uncle Tom&#39;s Cabin. Mistieke ervaring. Self-beeld. Heling"/><category term="God"/><category term="Godsbeeld."/><category term="Godsbeeld. Deuteronomium 33. God as woning/tuiste."/><category term="Godsbeeld. Titus Brandsma."/><category term="Goeie Vrydag"/><category term="Goeie werke. Liefde. Vreugde. Rus. Die Navolging van Christus 1.15. Thomas a Kempis."/><category term="Goue middeweg. Onderskeiding."/><category term="Gregorius van Nyssa. Apofatie. Karakter van God. Geestelike reis. Volmaaktheid."/><category term="Handelinge 13. Jeugdigheid."/><category term="Handelinge 17. Op wandel met God."/><category term="Handelinge 4:23-31. Gebed."/><category term="Heilige Gees"/><category term="Heiligheid."/><category term="Hermeneutiek. Bybel. Die geestelike lees van die Bybel. Informasie. Transformasie."/><category term="Hooglied. Bybelse spiritualiteit. Transformasie. Liggaam. Hooglied 2:5. Liefde."/><category term="Huwelikspreek"/><category term="Ikoon"/><category term="Inklusiwiteit"/><category term="Instelling."/><category term="Instelling. Antonius. Novisiaat. Mistagogie. Geestelike Begeleiding."/><category term="Intimiteit."/><category term="Jesaja 35:1-3. Eskatologie. Visualiteit. Simbole"/><category term="Jesaja 66. Adventsgebed vir die erediens. Liefde. Vrede."/><category term="Jesuiete"/><category term="Jesus en die kindertjies. Markus 10:13-14. Bedink die verborgene."/><category term="Jeugspiritualiteit."/><category term="Jeugspiritualiteit. Tema&#39;s vir preke. Menslikheid. Skole."/><category term="Joh.12:1-8. Goedheid."/><category term="Johannes 11. Dood. Ewige lewe. Mistieke antifrase."/><category term="Johannes 1:14. Matteus 6:10."/><category term="Johannes 20. Lasarus. Verheerliking. Transformasie. Geloof. Kruis. Geestelike reis."/><category term="Johannes 20. Liefde. Historisiteit."/><category term="Johannes 21. Opstanding. Vissers van mense. Sending."/><category term="Johannes 8:9; Matteus 7:7."/><category term="Johnny Cash. Musiek. Oratiwiteit. Psalm 51. Kreatiwiteit. Lyding."/><category term="Jonathan Edwards. Fire and brimstone. Great awakening. Ontsag vir God."/><category term="Katafatiese spiritualiteit"/><category term="Kerk. Lampstaanders. Openbaring 1:12. Bybelstudie oor Openbaring."/><category term="Kernwoorde van spiritualiteit. Heiligheid. Heiligmaking. Transformasie. Liefde."/><category term="Kernwoorde van spiritualiteit. Teerheid. Ontferming."/><category term="Kiefer"/><category term="Kierkegaard"/><category term="Kinder gebed."/><category term="Kinder spiritualiteit. Vryheid. Uitwerking."/><category term="Kinderpreek"/><category term="Kolossense 1."/><category term="Kolossense 1. Konformiteit aan Christus."/><category term="Kontekstualiteit. Kerk."/><category term="Kontemplasie. Bede Griffiths. Gebed."/><category term="Kontemplasie. Die derde weg. Ruusbroec. Gal.2:19-20. 2 Pet.1:4."/><category term="Koos Kombuis."/><category term="Kosbaarheid. Nouwen."/><category term="Kruis."/><category term="Kruis. Mistiek. Wêreld"/><category term="Kulturele konteks. Menslikheid. Patronisering."/><category term="Kuypers. Nijkerk. Jonathan Edwards. Whitefield. Wesley. Sondebesef."/><category term="Lectio. Meditatio. Matteus2. Magiërs"/><category term="Lectio. Self-gerigtheid."/><category term="Lection divina. Ontferming. Van Gogh. Delacroix. Lectio. Meditatio. Barmhartige Samaritaan. Lukas 1):25-37. Intertekstualiteit."/><category term="Leipoldt. Mistieke gedig."/><category term="Les Miserables. Kwaad. Liefde."/><category term="Levinas. Geweld. Taal. Geestelike reise."/><category term="Levinas. Mag."/><category term="Lewe"/><category term="Lewe as gawe"/><category term="Liefdadigheid. Ontferming."/><category term="Liefde met gevoel."/><category term="Liefde. 1 Kor. 13:8. Ps.89:1-3"/><category term="Liefde. 1 Korintiers 13:5"/><category term="Liefde. Buber."/><category term="Liefde. Efesiërs 1. Efesiërs 3. Geestelike lees. Transformasie."/><category term="Liefde. Godsbeeld."/><category term="Liefde. Hooglied. Hosea 1:11. Deut.7:7-11."/><category term="Liefde. Kontekstualiteit."/><category term="Liefde. Kontemplasie. Johannes 21. Opstanding."/><category term="Liefde. Matteus 6:3-4. Matteus 25. Ontferming liefdadigheid. Geestelike dissipline."/><category term="Liefde. Oorlog. Luckhoff."/><category term="Liefde. Persoonlike vertelling. Jeug-spiritualiteit. Wysheid."/><category term="Liefde. Proses. Eenvoud. Onpeilbaarheid."/><category term="Liefde. Underhill. Getrude More. Simbool. Beelde."/><category term="Liefde. Verlange. Oratitwiteit."/><category term="Liefde. Vriendskap. Pelgrimstog. Spiritualiteit as verhouding."/><category term="Liturgiese spiritualiteit. Offisie. Skole van spiritualiteit."/><category term="Luckhoff. Lyding. Teodisee.Oorlog."/><category term="Lukas"/><category term="Lukas 10:38-41; Echkart; Martha; Maria; geestelike lees; Waaijman"/><category term="Lukas 15. Verlore Seun. Verlossing. Mistiek."/><category term="Lukas 15:8-10"/><category term="Lukas 15; liefde"/><category term="Lukas 17:11-19. Tien melaatses. Selfsug. Die mistieke ervaring."/><category term="Lukas 1:26-38."/><category term="Lukas 22:61."/><category term="Lukas 23:27-30"/><category term="Lukas 24."/><category term="Lukas 9. Die verheerliking op die berg."/><category term="Lukas as meesterverteller. Geestelike lees van Lukas 24."/><category term="Lukas."/><category term="Luther. Berou. Goddelike inisiatief. Aflaat."/><category term="Lydenstyd. Vas."/><category term="Lyding in solidariteit"/><category term="Mag."/><category term="Mag. Beeld van God."/><category term="Manlike spiritualiteit. Intimiteit.Sublimering."/><category term="Marguerite Porete. Liefde."/><category term="Markus 10:17-31. Liefde."/><category term="Markus 14:50-51. Markus 16:5. Markus 5:15. Markus en die opstanding."/><category term="Markus 15:27-28. Rowers aan die kruis."/><category term="Markus 16:5. Opstanding. Jongman. Markus 14:50."/><category term="Markus 1:40-45. Die Melaatse man. Levinas."/><category term="Markus 5. Die Besetene van Gadara. Transformasie. Opstanding."/><category term="Markus 9:40. Jona. Geestelike lees van die Ou Testament. Gevaarlike vroomheid."/><category term="Markus Evangelie preek; verborgenheid van God; hoop; vernuwing"/><category term="Materialisme en spiritualiteit"/><category term="Matteus 12:45; 1 Tessalonisense 5:3-4"/><category term="Matteus 2:9; mistieke antifrase"/><category term="Matteus 6:16-18. Vas."/><category term="Medemenslikheid. Matshoba. Apartheid. Eensame aanhouding."/><category term="Meditatio. Oratio. Verlange."/><category term="Menswaardigheid."/><category term="Merkavah mistiek"/><category term="Merton. Luister."/><category term="Misdadiger aan die kruis. Lukas"/><category term="Mistagogie. Begeleier.  Donker nag van die siel. Jan van die Kruis."/><category term="Mistagogie. Bewussyn. Moody."/><category term="Mistagogie. Geestelike begeleiding. Rahner. Sielsvriend. Mistiek."/><category term="Mistagogie. Intrapsigiese resonansie. Spirituele begeleiding. Die begeleide."/><category term="Mistagogie. Mistagoog. Geestelike begeleiding. Self-implikasie."/><category term="Mistagogie. Psalm 57."/><category term="Mistagogie. Spirituele begeleiding. Barmhartige Samaritaan. Lukas 10:25-37. Die hofdienaar van Etiopie. Handelinge 8"/><category term="Mistagogie. Woestynvaders."/><category term="Mistiek"/><category term="Mistiek en maatskappy."/><category term="Mistiek van lyding"/><category term="Mistiek. Deurboorde hart. Rahner."/><category term="Mistiek. Kuns. Van Gogh. Perske bloeisels."/><category term="Mistiek. Ou Testament. Exodus 24. Exodus 33. Jesaja 6. Esegiel 1. Om God te sien."/><category term="Mistiek. Protestantisme. Luther. Barth."/><category term="Mistiek. Soelle. Veruiterliking."/><category term="Mistiek. Taal en werklikheid. Liefde."/><category term="Mistieke lees van die Bybel"/><category term="Mistieke weg"/><category term="Moeder Teresa"/><category term="Monastieke geweld. Bernard van Clairvaux. Oorlog. Geweld."/><category term="N P van Wyk Louw."/><category term="Na gebed met liefde."/><category term="Nadere Reformasie"/><category term="Nagmaal. Mistiek. Thomas a Kempis."/><category term="Nagmaalsdiens. Liturgie. Nagmaalsboodskap."/><category term="Newman. Kulturele Oorloë. Hermeneutiek van suspisie."/><category term="Newman. Oratoriane."/><category term="Nietiging"/><category term="Nouwen. Gestremdheid. Verwondering. Teensin. Ontferming."/><category term="Nouwen. Proses. Geestelike volwassenheid. Pyn. Vreugde."/><category term="Om jouself te wees. Menslikheid."/><category term="Onderskeiding van God se wil. (12)"/><category term="Onderskeiding. Die individuele gewete"/><category term="Onderskeiding. Handelinge 15."/><category term="Oneindigheid"/><category term="Onse Vader. Geestelike oefening."/><category term="Ontferming. Day"/><category term="Ontferming. Deernis."/><category term="Ontferming. Kernwoord. Barmhartigheid. Medelye. Taal."/><category term="Ontferming. Nikolaas."/><category term="Ontferming. Politiek en mistiek"/><category term="Ontsag"/><category term="Oomblik"/><category term="Oorlog."/><category term="Oorlog. Geweld. Boere-oorlog."/><category term="Oorlog. Geweld. Luckhoff."/><category term="Openbaring"/><category term="Openbaring 1:1. Hoop. Bybelstudie oor Openbaring."/><category term="Openbaring 2. Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Self-implikasie. Bose."/><category term="Openbaring 22."/><category term="Openbaring 2:10. Bybelstudie oor Openbaring. Smirna. Tien. Kroon van die lewe."/><category term="Openbaring."/><category term="Openbaring. Bybelstudie. Openbaring 1:3."/><category term="Opstanding. Kritiese realisme. Naiewe realisme. Markus 16. Vroue."/><category term="Oratio."/><category term="Oratio. Emmaus-gangers. Lukas 24. Die rol van die Bybel in Spiritualiteit. Spiritualiteit as polêre spanning."/><category term="Oratio. Waaijman."/><category term="Oratoriane. Skole van Spiritualiteit. Newman. Philip Neri. Waaijman. Sheldrake."/><category term="Origines. Geestelike lees van die Bybel."/><category term="Origines. Mistiek. Bybel. Mistieke lees van die Bybel."/><category term="Paradys. Hemel. Innerlike vervulling"/><category term="Pase"/><category term="Peanuts. Onkruid-siel."/><category term="Pes"/><category term="Picasso"/><category term="Pinkster. Handelinge 2:25-28"/><category term="Proses"/><category term="Psalm 119:15"/><category term="Psalm 131"/><category term="Psalm 139. Augustinus. Mistieke antifrase."/><category term="Psalm 23."/><category term="Psalm 25. Proses. Oratiwiteit."/><category term="Psalm 51. Spiritualiteit as proses. Gewoontes."/><category term="Psalm 63; stilte;"/><category term="Psalm 65. Stilte"/><category term="Rahner. Onpeilbaarheid van God. Ewige lewe."/><category term="Reinheid van hart as appropriasie"/><category term="Reinheid. Vas. Kontemplasie. Matteus 5:8."/><category term="Roeping"/><category term="Roeping. 1 Korintiers 3"/><category term="Roeping. Eenvoud. Sekularisasie."/><category term="Rosenzweig. Kontemplasie. Liefde."/><category term="Rou. Liefde. Mistieke antifrase."/><category term="Rower aan die kruis. Onderskeiding."/><category term="Ruusbroec. Advent. Lig."/><category term="Sagtheid woede"/><category term="Saint-Exupéry"/><category term="Samaritaanse vrou. Johannes"/><category term="Sekularisasie."/><category term="Sekulere spiritualiteit. Kuns. Pollock."/><category term="Sekulêre spiritualiteit"/><category term="Self-help vlakheid"/><category term="Self-implikasie. Adoramus. Spirasa. Mistieke weg."/><category term="Self-lediging"/><category term="Self-ondersoek"/><category term="Self-respek"/><category term="Self-verstaan. Mistagogie."/><category term="Simone Weil. Liefde. Liturgie."/><category term="Simone Weil. Liefde. Liturgie. Mistiek"/><category term="Simone Weil. Matteus 25."/><category term="Simone Weil. Mistieke Weg. Onse Vader."/><category term="Simposium oor Bybelse Spiritualiteit."/><category term="Sinaitikus"/><category term="Skole van spiritualiteit. Waaijman."/><category term="Soberheid. Eenvoud. Lewenssin."/><category term="Soeke na God se wil"/><category term="Soekende geloof."/><category term="Spiritual formation"/><category term="Spiritualiteit as &#39;n verhouding. Beeld van God. Gen.1:26. Ps.8:5-8. Ontferming. Wysheid."/><category term="Spiritualiteit as proses. Die geestelike reis. Geestelike groei."/><category term="Spiritualiteit as proses. Dissipelskap. Paulus. 2 Tim.3. Hand.21. Ondeskeiding van God se wil."/><category term="Spiritualiteit as verhouding"/><category term="Spiritualiteit as verhouding."/><category term="Spiritualiteit en besigheid"/><category term="Spiritualiteit en konteks. Geestelike lees van die Bybel. Letterlike en geestelike aspekte van die Bybel. Thomas Aquinas. Filosofie."/><category term="Spiritualiteit en mistiek."/><category term="Spiritualiteit van Piet Retief. Voortrekkers. Groot Trek."/><category term="Spiritualiteit van rou"/><category term="Spiritualiteit van sport."/><category term="Spirituele hermeneutiek"/><category term="Spirituele hermeneutiek. Bybel. Verhoudinge. Die geestelike lees van die Bybel."/><category term="Spirituele hermeneutiek. Die geestelike lees van die Bybel. Betekenis. Sin. Verduidliking. Interpretasie. Die Heilige Gees. Ricoer. Schneiders."/><category term="Spirituele leesvan die Bybel. 1 Samuel 14."/><category term="Spirituele outobiografie"/><category term="Spirtuele hermeneutiek.  Voorveronderstelling."/><category term="Sport"/><category term="Sport. Fidji. Rugby"/><category term="Sport. Gholf. Omgee. Houding. Instelling. Jaloesie."/><category term="Sport. Sokker."/><category term="Sport. Sondag. Vreemde keuse."/><category term="Spreuke 15:13; Spreuke 17:22. Verdriet. Wysheid. Vreugde. Lewenskuns. Bewuswording."/><category term="Spritualiteit van kuns."/><category term="Sprituele hermeneutiek. Stilte."/><category term="Spurgeon. Mistiek."/><category term="Stilte. 1 Konings 19."/><category term="Stilte. Apofatie. Prediker."/><category term="Sufi mistiek. Rumi. Parmuk. Moslems. Mistagogie"/><category term="Suid-Afrika"/><category term="Taal. Die onuitspreekbare."/><category term="Taize."/><category term="Teken van geestelike groei. Leef met &#39;n doel."/><category term="Teken van geestelike groei. 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Spirituele hermeneutiek."/><title type='text'>pietergrdevilliers</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1983</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-9083774648249598114</id><published>2025-07-04T22:02:00.046+02:00</published><updated>2025-07-04T22:17:19.274+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Vrygemaak tot vreugde</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Bonhoeffer, het jy op 11 Maart 2011 aangeteken, &amp;nbsp;skryf die volgende:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;O God, vroeg in die oggend roep ek na U.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Help my om te bid en my gedagtes op U te rig; ek kan dit nie self doen nie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Daar is duisternis in my, maar by U is daar lig;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;ek is eensaam, maar U laat my nie alleen nie;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;ek is swak, maar U kan my help;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;ek is rusteloos, maar by U is daar vrede.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;In my is daar bitterheid, maar by U kry ek geduld;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;ek verstaan nie u weë nie, maar U ken die pad wat ek moet volg …&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Maak my vry en laat my toe om nou so te lewe&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;dat ek voor U en voor mense kan staan.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Here, wat hierdie dag ook al mag bring, laat U Naam geprys word.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Amen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Daar is &#39;n oorvloed van donkerte om &#39;n mens; Alleen-wees. lusteloosheid, verwyte, radeloosheid - soos in Bonhoeffer se eerste 8 bedes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Op elkeen hiervan is daar egter &#39;n alternatief: Saam met God wees, krag van Bo kry, vrede ervaar, rigting vind.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die besef van die alternatief op die donkerte kom nie sommer net uit niks op nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit kom tot hulle wat daarna verlang. As &#39;n gawe - van buite&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;jouself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die diepe verlange is die beginpunt van die reis: &amp;nbsp;om na God te roep, sommer vroeg reeds in die dag, nog voordat die donker dinge oor mens kom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die wete kom nie natuurlik nie. Dit word nie ontdek nie. Dit word geskenk.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Aan hulle wat roep daarna, aan hulle wat toelaat dat God met hulle praat (&quot;ek kan dit nie self doen nie&quot;). &amp;nbsp;Hulle wat afhankelik is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;En dit word &#39;n daaglikse versugting van die geestelike reis wat mens lewenslank bybly - hierdie versugting na vryheid: dan is dit die tyd om te kan regop staan. Opstaan uit die verslaentheid. Ongebonde deur eie ingekeerdheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Vryheid is die pad wat vir &#39;n mens gegee word.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Dan raak mens vry van &#39;n self-ingekeerdheid, &#39;n donkerte, die&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;onrus.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die belangrikste: waar mens vry word, volg die vreugde: &amp;nbsp;laat U Naam geprys word. Baie dinge wat oor mens se pad kom kan &amp;nbsp;uiteindelik nie die helder lig wat op mens skyn verdoof nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Dit is: solank ons gedagtes op die Goedheid van ons lewe gerig is. &amp;nbsp;Wie soek, sal vind. Wie smag, sal staande bly. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/9083774648249598114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/07/vrygemaak-tot-vreugde.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/9083774648249598114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/9083774648249598114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/07/vrygemaak-tot-vreugde.html' title='Vrygemaak tot vreugde'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-4279314094551610289</id><published>2025-04-07T04:44:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2025-04-07T04:44:37.055+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Ek-loos</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die gelykenis van die verlore seun in Lukas 15 vertel hoe beide die oudste en jongste seuns van die vader graag oor hulleself praat wanneer hulle by die vader is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die oudste seun vertel: “ek dien u baie jare..” en “ek het nooit u gebod oortree nie…”&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Hy roem graag oor sy voorbeeldige lewe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Selfs die jongste seun se berouvolle houding teenoor sy pa gaan oor wat hy verkeerd gedoen het. “Ek het gesondig” en “ek is nie werd nie…” Hy praat graag oor wat hy verkeerd gedoen het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Elke keer moet die vader die twee dieper in ‘n lewe van vreugde inlei. Hulle begryp nog nie werklik wat dit beteken om by hulle pa te kan wees&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die oudste seun moet leer watter vreugde daar kan wees in ‘n familie wat met mekaar na jare van verskeurdheid weer kan saamwees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die pa antwoord nie eers die jongste seun nie. Hy laat die werkers regmaak vir die vrolike feesviering oor die merkwaardige terugkeer.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;‘n Mens word eers werklik vry wanneer jy verby jou ek-beheptheid kan kyk. In albei gevalle – die jongste se berou en die oudste se gehoorsaamheid is daar ‘n dieper verhouding wat hulle kan beleef.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Wat saak maak is die herstel van verhoudinge. Bymekaar-wees na al die ellende, bring egte vreugde.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Nie vashou aan alles wat mens fout gedoen het nie. Nie te veel vashou aan jou eie voortreflike geestelike lewe nie. Mens moet dit alles kan prysgee om eenvoudig net die volle vreugde van die vader se liefdesbetoning te ervaar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die “ek”, hoe sleg ook al of hoe vroom ook al, maak nie regtig saak nie – wat saak maak is om alleen maar vas te hou aan daardie liefde wat alle verstand te bowe gaan. Om teen alle slegte en goeie dinge, vas te hou aan dit wat bly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Op ‘n nog dieper vlak: die groot verlies wat ons ervaar, die erge onreg wat ons aangedoen word, kan die Liefde wat aan mens gegee word, nie ongedaan maak nie. Hoe nietig lyk ons verliese, ons goeie lewe tog in die gloed van hierdie Liefdeslig.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die vermindering van self-gerigtheid maak ruimte vir die oorvloedige liefde wat altyd daar is vir wie daarna verlang.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is tog die Verborgene: die dieper waarheid van die bevrydende prysgawe van die Ek.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Wie sy lewe verloor…&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Dit inspireer tot ‘n reis van volharding en heiligmaking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; 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Mens sluk waar aan &#39;n lewe van diensbaarheid, van omgee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die gesprek oor die kosbare prysgawe volg nadat die ryk man intussen van die toneel verdwyn, bedroefd omdat Jesus se antwoord aan hom nie vir hom werk nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dit is te veel gevra.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die dissipels verstaan nie veel daarvan nie. Hulle is ook maar uit die veld geslaan. Die antwoord van Jesus aan die ryk man lyk vir hulle ook maar erg. Hulle staan verbysterd (vers 24).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus onderstreep met hierdie lang antwoord dat wie in God se wil leef, om &#39;n lewe van omgee te jaag, &#39;n lewe van vervulling sal vind. Dit bring onvoorstelbare vervulling.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mens sien dit dikwels: &amp;nbsp;daar is niks wat &#39;n mens so inspireer as om te sien hoe mense mekaar in hul armoede en swaarkry bystaan nie. Dit is die opofferende liefde van &#39;n ouer, kind, vriend, vreemdeling wat mens telkens verwonderd laat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dis nie mooipraatjies nie. Die lewe kan veeleisend wees: by die omgee en in die liefdesgemeenskap met ander is daar ook vervolgings (vers 30).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die lewe van omgee is duś nie sonder teleurstellings nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die verhaal van die ryk man eindig met sy vertrek - hy verdwyn van die toeneel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die verborgene van die verhaal is die opmerking dat Jesus die man aangekyk en lief gekry het. Hy wil &amp;nbsp;hom deel maak van sy volgelinge. Dit maak sy vertrek soveel treuriger.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die verhaal eindig sonder dat daar iets oor die ryk man verder geskryf word.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die vreemde is nou: Jesus laat hom gaan. Sonder verwyte of dwang.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die liefde kan soms ook net laat gaan. Soos die pa van die verlore seun wat nie in die pad van sy kind staan nie. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;En, die verbysterde dissipels wat trots vertel hoe hulle alles vir Hom opgeoffer het (vers 28), sonder begrip vir Jesus se liefdesaanbod en nog steeds self-gerigd, het Hy in sy binnekring gehou.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ten minste het hulle nie van hom weggedraai nie. &amp;nbsp;Hy het geweet hulle moet nog &#39;n lang, steil pad saam stap.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liefdevol het hy in hierdie reis (sien die volgende gedeelte, (32-34), hulle vrese besweer deur met hulle te praat oor sy self-prysgawe. Nie patologies as &#39;n self-vernietigende opoffering nie. Maar wel in liefde as &#39;n gawe van diensbaarheid (vers 45). &amp;nbsp;Hy loop &#39;n pad waarin hy homself gee as &#39;n omgee vir hulle, al is dit &#39;n lydenspad.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Om te dien, met al jou besittings, maar ook met jou lewe: dit bring &#39;n lewe van verwondering. Dit is die kenmerkend van die lewe tot in ewigheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/7622768934230018863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/03/hoe-lyk-omgee-om-te-laat-gaan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7622768934230018863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7622768934230018863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/03/hoe-lyk-omgee-om-te-laat-gaan.html' title='Hoe lyk omgee: om te laat gaan'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-7668440922187023859</id><published>2025-03-17T18:42:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2025-03-17T18:42:00.123+02:00</updated><title type='text'> Ongedwonge en totale omgee</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Die verhaal van die soekende ryk mens in Markus 10 het &#39;n ook einde.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die man soek Jesus op met &#39;n vraag wat lank al aan hom knaag.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hy weet al so baie van God, geleer in die Wet wat aan mense gegee is as die volmaakte wil van God: dit is &#39;n lewe van goedheid: om nie te moor, steel, te lieg, eg te breuk, korrup te wees en om eerbied te betoon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hy luister hoe Jesus vir hom die volle konsekwensies van goedheid uitspel. Om goed te wees, beteken om alles wat jou hart sluit vir hulle wat jou liefde nodig het, op te gee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die hoogste goed, die diepste waarheid, die kosbaarste besitting, die eenvoudigste van alle dinge is om om te gee, veral teenoor hulle wat jou liefde nodig het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dis so eenvoudig soos dit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moenie dat iets tussen jou en ander mense kom nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gee jouself. Nie net vir God en God se wet nie, maar ook vir God se skepsels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wees, soos God, lief vir alle mense, ook die geringstes, die armes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ontferming is die hart van die evangelie. So het God liefgehad.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dit is &#39;n peiler van spiritualiteit. Die sagte hart vir ander maak &#39;n ewige verskil.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sonder hierdie omgee is &#39;n mens se lewe droewig, hol, leeg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/7668440922187023859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/03/ongedwonge-en-totale-omgee.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7668440922187023859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7668440922187023859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/03/ongedwonge-en-totale-omgee.html' title=' Ongedwonge en totale omgee'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-9077000895329412719</id><published>2025-03-02T20:51:00.212+02:00</published><updated>2025-03-16T22:40:57.200+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Droewige rykdom of die hemelse skat.</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwM5kaR9VeagD205C7uK5M21EL_5JkNX3dF7tFAmFx8_oqpz4RdtQGaYl6hsU7aZBhNjx9qX5xdudrOiuUcNx2YM0UAmjUj7LM1nEhTsnZEF8jpADwEgHnRiA4zVZm6Z7iNLInuCKggH2dCDpUAAzDLGMQoALXcX8EGXWu9_KtTSPCDbgz93PhQ/s1130/watts-george-frederick_he-had-great-possessions.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1130&quot; data-original-width=&quot;446&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwM5kaR9VeagD205C7uK5M21EL_5JkNX3dF7tFAmFx8_oqpz4RdtQGaYl6hsU7aZBhNjx9qX5xdudrOiuUcNx2YM0UAmjUj7LM1nEhTsnZEF8jpADwEgHnRiA4zVZm6Z7iNLInuCKggH2dCDpUAAzDLGMQoALXcX8EGXWu9_KtTSPCDbgz93PhQ/s320/watts-george-frederick_he-had-great-possessions.jpg&quot; width=&quot;126&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watts se skildery van die ryk jongman. (Tate galery).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Droewige rykdom,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Al drie evangelies vertel die verhaal van iemand wat na Jesus kom en vra hoe om die ewige lewe te beërwe (Lukas 18; Matteus 19 en Markus 10):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Net Markus vertel hoe Jesus gereageer het toe die man vir hom sê dat hy van kindsbeen af ‘n wetsgehoorsame lewe gehad het. Hy lei&#39;n lewe van getrouheid aan God se wil van sy vroegste lewensjare &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Markus skryf dan dat Jesus hom aangekyk het en hom liefgekry het. (Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὸν).&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Jesus, sê Markus, bewonder ook die rykes wat tog God se wil gehoorsaam.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die ontmoeting met die jongman begin op ‘n opvallende manier: die jongman &quot;hardloop&quot; na Jesus toe. Hy is gretig en haastig om by Jesus uit te kom. Hierdie eenvoudige opmerking wys op die man se dringende verlange om so gou as moontlik by Jesus uit te kom en om sy raad te kry oor hoe om &#39;n sinvolle lewe te kan vind. Hy het &#39;n openheid vir Jesus: hy vra die vraag wat alle mense een of ander tyd besig hou: hoe vind &#39;n mens &#39;n lewe van volkome rus. Hoe kan die ewigheid in &#39;n mens se hart inwoon? &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die jongman se positiewe houding word heel koekreet verder onderstreep as hy voor Jesus &quot;kniel&quot; (vers 17). Die gekniel is &#39;n besondere gelaaide gebaar: In Markus evangelie is kniel ‘n simbool vir verwondering en ontsag. Die ryk man weet hy is in die teenwoordigheid van Wysheid, van &#39;n mens wat die geheim van die lewe uitleef. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Sy vraag oor die vind van die “ewige lewe” word in vers 21 verduidelik: as ‘n mens Jesus volg deur selfs ook jou aardse skatte in sy diens te stel, het jy “’n skat in die hemel.” Want as jy ook jou skatte kan prysgee, “volg” jy Jesus en ontvang jy &#39;n skat groter as alle aardse dinge.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;In vers 30 word die hemelse skat verder verduidelik: dit is nie &#39;n vreemde, onaardse belofte nie. Trouens, die hemels skat is merkwaardig &quot;aards&quot;: dit is &#39;n skat van baie huise, broers en susters, ma’s en kinders, en grond.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die diepste geheim van die lewe in om in die kring van mense opgeneem te word. &amp;nbsp;- wat tot in ewigheid strek. :Volg My, sê Jesus: dit is &#39;n gemeenskap wat in Hom gewortel is. Wie leef soos Hy en met Hom, word deel van wat nooit vergaan nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Mens word deel van en opgeneem in ‘n familie, die huisgesin van God wat saamgebind is deur &#39;n band van omgee. &amp;nbsp;As mens in jou aardse bestaan rus, vrede in die volmaakte veiligheid &quot;in hierdie tyd&quot; (vers 30) in die liefdeskring van jou geliefdes vind - hoeveel te meer, honderdvoudig meer, in die kring van geliefdes wat in God altyd bly &quot;leef&quot; (30).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;As die lewe hier nog &quot;vervolging&quot; insluit, maar reeds &#39;n mens se lewe met goedheid vul, des te meer wanneer &#39;n mens verby vervolging kan kyk na die lewe wat net in liefdevolle self-prysgawe te vinde is. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Om by Jesus te wees, skryf Markus dus, is lewensvervullend - dit oortref enige iets wat jy mag weet of het. &amp;nbsp;&quot;Volg my&quot;, op die weg van &quot;weg-gee&quot;, van om-gee.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is genoeg. Dit is waarom die lewe gaan. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Daarsonder, as &#39;n mens kies vir wat &quot;joune&quot; is, vasgevang is in jou diepste vasklou aan verganklikheid, aan koue muntstukke en stomme aardse besittings, aan jouself en jou eie dinge, neem jy jouself op in droefheid. Jy word arm aan vreugde, &#39;n gevangene van dit wat nie liefde gee nie. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die verhaal vertel tog die droewe verwerping van Jesus se liefdes-aanbod. Terwyl Jesus vir die jongman liefkry, is sy reaksie om bedroefd en treurig “weg” te gaan van Jesus. &amp;nbsp;Hy sien nie kans om te volg nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times;&quot;&gt;Hy het &amp;nbsp;met sy indrukwekkende verlede van uiterste wetgetrouheid nog steeds soekend na Jesus aangehardloop gekom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times;&quot;&gt;Sy lang lewe van getrouheid het aan die wet hom onvervuld gelaat het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Iets, het hy besef, kort en iets skort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Vol afwagting, selfs verwonderd en opgewonde - in die hoop dat die hongerte in sy hart uiteindelik gestil sal word.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die droewige verhaal van die soekende man is ‘n verhaal van deformasie: die droewige uiteinde van ‘n vlak verhouding met God wat self-gerig is. Terwyl Jesus hom stip aankyk, draai hy weg. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Watts se skildery hierbo van die man, uitgedos in sy blink, indrukwekkende gewaad, vat die hart van die verhaal vas: Kop&amp;nbsp;onderstebo, treurig, nog altyd in die donker, eenkant, op sy eie, met sy gesig weggedraai van die &quot;Goeie Meester.&quot; &amp;nbsp;Hy, die getroue wetsgehoorsame, die nuuskierige luisteraar na Jesus, is uiteindelik nog &amp;nbsp;alleen,&amp;nbsp;eensaam, eenkant, sonder die kring van liefde om hom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Hier staan die Soeker, rug&amp;nbsp;gekeer op die Een wat liefdevol verlang dat hy by Hom moet wees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Maar daar is meer aan die verhaal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/9077000895329412719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/03/watts-se-skildery-van-die-ryk-jongman.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/9077000895329412719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/9077000895329412719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2025/03/watts-se-skildery-van-die-ryk-jongman.html' title='Droewige rykdom of die hemelse skat.'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwM5kaR9VeagD205C7uK5M21EL_5JkNX3dF7tFAmFx8_oqpz4RdtQGaYl6hsU7aZBhNjx9qX5xdudrOiuUcNx2YM0UAmjUj7LM1nEhTsnZEF8jpADwEgHnRiA4zVZm6Z7iNLInuCKggH2dCDpUAAzDLGMQoALXcX8EGXWu9_KtTSPCDbgz93PhQ/s72-c/watts-george-frederick_he-had-great-possessions.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-7941746185738371496</id><published>2024-10-23T23:03:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2024-10-23T23:05:13.639+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Lewensviering</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Elke dag het genoeg aan sy eie, aan soveel wat kom en wat gaan.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;As mens terugsit, stil word en oë toemaak, kom daar, te midde van alle wisselvallighede, die diepe besef van lewe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Mens kan jou verwonder daaraan.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Ek bly die afgelope tye&amp;nbsp;daaroor&amp;nbsp;mymer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;En dan die besef, telkens weer, dat dit &#39;n genadegawe is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;En dan, het ek die afgelope maande ervaar, kom die besef by jou op van hoe dankbaar jy kan wees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Dat jy die gawe van die lewe ontvang het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&#39;n Lewe so ryk, so vol, so onbegryplik kosbaar: jare lank jou deel. 53 jaar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Selfs dankbaar vir die pyn. Want ook dit was goed. Net goed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die lewe laat jou val. Maar die lewe tel jou weer op.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die hand wat dit so mildelik uitgedeel het, glo ek, is die hand wat my vashou.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Tot die ewige lewe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/7941746185738371496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/10/lewensviering.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7941746185738371496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7941746185738371496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/10/lewensviering.html' title='Lewensviering'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-3015061635192580892</id><published>2024-10-20T20:45:00.067+02:00</published><updated>2024-10-20T21:03:07.943+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Wanneer sy my na aan haar vashou.</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Hier is in die artikel (hier onder) veel om oor na te dink:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Mens laat nie die pyn van verlies ooit agter nie. Jy kan nie. En dit is wreed om vir hulle wat rou te vertel hulle moet aanbeweeg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die verlede bly in al sy pyn by ons.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Daar is inderdaad ook &#39;n tyd om te rou. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die evangelie vertel immers dat pyn / lyding en opstanding deel bly van ons lewe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Ons kan pyn nie ontkom nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Ons kan egter steeds in pyn probeer soek om die wonder van liefde raak te sien - hoe pynlik en moeilik dit mag lyk.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Ek leer om elke dag te onthou hoeveel liefde sy in my lewe ingedra het. So stilweg en geduldig dat ek dit nie altyd na waarde geskat het nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Elke keer weer, elke dag, onthou ek ander, nuwe dinge wat van haar liefde in my lewe vertel. Duisend keer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Want die liefde is so wyd, so wyd. Dit sien &#39;n mens net as &#39;n mens oë oopmaak en fyn kyk.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Sy het 1 Korintiërs 13 beliggaam. Ek lees dit en besef: elkeen van die vrugte van die liefde in daardie hoofdstuk het in my lewe waar geword. In haar, in alle eenvoud en waarheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&quot;Love’s imagination never tires of ways to keep its beloved close&quot;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Sy bly naby aan my, ook en veral in die routyd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;Die pyn vertel immers van die Nabyheid wat by ons in die liefde bly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Hier is die artikel uit Ecstaticse nutste nuusbrief:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;I have come to think of those who grieve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;as time-travelers. If one cannot be near the beloved in the present, then they will find a way, somehow. Looking to the past, love keeps every scrap and shred of memory close so that it might be preserved. Looking to the present, love enters the multiverse, keeping hold of a parallel world of what might have been—our 25th anniversary, her fifth birthday, getting to see the look on your grandmother’s face meeting her first grand. Love’s imagination never tires of ways to keep its beloved close.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;I warmed to the wonder of my first pregnancy during Advent. Then, the week before Christmas, just as the world readied to celebrate the ultimate pregnancy and birth narrative, I miscarried. It was Advent’s week of joy. I soon became pregnant again, and my daughter was born one year nearly to the day later, so our December will forever hold two daughters, two very different birth stories. When she was one and a half, I lost another pregnancy—strangely, on what should have been the birthday of our first.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-0d-zt7iuSfEUgHI1Pec2DRnbMjHMVNs9yZSNKQWQSWtarGhnVBSGk3qyzL2K9NOQp6z8oXd12Mj2fNqcyLPkYnc5aQgYxRuQG6afdkmSpBfLPSS5ozgFs4pK5bAoXvnMmz_y48aI4nbiKlj1Jh1ABCyarny5MIkftKY85tLnuKWy13aNh2qaQ/s939/Naby%20aan%20my.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;643&quot; data-original-width=&quot;939&quot; height=&quot;219&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-0d-zt7iuSfEUgHI1Pec2DRnbMjHMVNs9yZSNKQWQSWtarGhnVBSGk3qyzL2K9NOQp6z8oXd12Mj2fNqcyLPkYnc5aQgYxRuQG6afdkmSpBfLPSS5ozgFs4pK5bAoXvnMmz_y48aI4nbiKlj1Jh1ABCyarny5MIkftKY85tLnuKWy13aNh2qaQ/s320/Naby%20aan%20my.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormalTable&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm; width: 1092pt;&quot; width=&quot;1456&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot;&gt;Crossing In A Moonlit Night by Albert Rieger (1900)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;For those who love someone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;who is no longer here, time can be tricky. Days can hold the triple threat of memories past, ghost futures that should have been but aren’t, and the time-senseless present. The grief of what could have been settles into the crevices of the calendar like silt into river rock. I never wanted to be “over it.” I wanted to stay close—if not in the present or future, then in memory.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Whether you’ve lost a baby you’ve never met or a partner, parent, friend, or family member with whom you hoped to share a lifetime, in loss you confront the death of the future. This singular grief is to hold in your imagination what should have been, while reckoning with a reality you did not choose.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormalTable&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm; width: 47.25pt;&quot; width=&quot;63&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;In the thick of grief after my&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;first pregnancy loss, I re-read Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Wrinkle in Time,&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;following the impulse to return to old favorites. And here I found a new frame for the lengths love will travel through time.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;A Wrinkle in Time&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;follows teenage Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace, and friend Calvin in an interstellar search-and-rescue mission for their scientist father who has been captured by dark forces on another planet. The Library of America calls it “one of the most beloved and influential novels for young readers ever written.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Perhaps because Meg Murry is all of us—feeling awkward in her skin, glasses and braces, full of faults and angsty in her self-awareness of them, yet fiercely protective of those she loves. And in the end, it is this love that has the last word, a hope that is held out to all of us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;The novel, first published in 1962, was an odd bird among young adult fiction, as it did not shy away from what might be considered more “adult” topics. L’Engle deliberately declined to dumb the narrative down for young readers, instead trusting their imagination and intelligence to grasp big ideas in physics, philosophy, and religion. Most of all, she did not shield young minds from very real forces of darkness.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;It would seem L’Engle was suspect of linear thinking. “A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points,” says Mrs. Whatsit, an astral being who guides the children in their interstellar journey.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;It is Mrs. Whatsit who introduces the children to tesseract time travel. In a pivotal passage, Mrs. Whatsit likens tessering to an ant crawling across a skirt. The ant can take “the long way,” marching straight across from point A to point B, or—she pinches the skirt to connect the two points—the ant could simply take a shortcut across the fabric fold. This “wrinkle” is the tesser: a shortcut.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;To be alive is to move through time and space. Surely, we are constantly tessering—but not always tessering&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;well.&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mostly, we’d prefer to tesser out of unpleasant times and spaces, and tesser only into brighter, happier, more successful, more settled times. But that’s not how life works. Life holds a startlingly diverse array of experiences, and we do not get to choose the time we’re in.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormalTable&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm; width: 47.25pt;&quot; width=&quot;63&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Some define the conventional advice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;of “Time heals all wounds,” or “This, too, shall pass,” as spiritual bypassing, overcomer culture, or toxic&amp;nbsp;positivity, but by whatever name, we’ve all heard the scripts. The language of bright-siding and brave-facing all presumes a linear mindset; the assumption that personal progress is the reward for those who just push through, that we can make a clean getaway from past pain by simply hopping “over” it like a track hurdle. That the ideal life traces the pattern of the hero’s journey—sure, you might face some setbacks, but from there, the only way forward is up. And maybe worst of all, this mindset ratifies the expectation that if your life is not a bright line rising steady to the right, you’re doing it wrong.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Within this straight-line mindset so favored in the modern Western world, resilience is often presented as putting as much A-to-B distance between oneself and past pain as possible. But no one should have to hustle for their own healing. A straight-line-to-the-top is too simplistic for the complex creatures that we are, and I dare not believe that our healing is so cleanly predictable that it can be charted on graph paper.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;The cycle of the seasons, of both the earth and the sacred year, shows us there is no clean, straight line. There is only the slow-gathered accumulation of wisdom through the circle as we move through the seasons high and low, dignifying each through honest witness. If time is not linear but cyclical, authentic resilience is cultivated through braving the bend again and again, deepening with every new orbit. The strength we need most is sourced not in bouncing back or powering through or even fighting forward, but in holding in tension the highs and lows of the human experience. True resilience will never be a project of denial, but rather one of open witness. We become more human when we choose not to make less of our pain. This is precisely the way God became human: never to minimize our pain as overcomer hustlers are quick to prescribe, but rather to take on human skin and scars himself with us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;“Over it”—what an empty place to be, where nothing can touch you. I hope I’m never over the realness of loving another, even if this means enduring loss. I hope I’m never over the depths and empathy that love through loss has awakened in me. I hope I’m never over it because if you dim one set of colors in the color wheel of human experience, you will desaturate them all.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormalTable&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm; width: 47.25pt;&quot; width=&quot;63&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;padding: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Contrary to the hero’s journey,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;which suggests time is only well spent toward rising success, the Scriptures say otherwise. There is a time for everything, we are told, a season for everything under the sun: “a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot” (Ecclesiastes 3:2). A time to weep, laugh, mourn, and dance. “A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them” (Ecclesiastes 3:5).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;And so the circle turns, again and again and again. It seems to me that tessering might be simply the way we move around the circle of time, as it is expressed in the Christian liturgical year. Maybe this is the essence of taking on the risks of life and love: accepting that there is a time for everything, and trusting that God is with us, around the circle, in every time. God with us in the birthing, the dying, the weeping, the gathering. God with us in mothers wailing and prophets rejoicing. God who is never “over it”—far-removed and distant from human pain, but profoundly&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;with us&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;in every experience of love, loss, and liminality.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Maybe the invitation is not to get over our loss, but to go around the circle ever deepening and drawing closer to the beating heart of love Itself. Maybe this is what it means to tesser well: braving the multiverse, trusting that God is with us in every time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Sacred time is the tesseract by which divine love breaks into our here and now, wrinkling the hem of eternity to be with us, traveling through space and time to be with the beloved. The liturgical year is not about memorializing the past; it’s a living remembrance that reaches into our present, as if to take our hand and say:&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Here, trace the pattern. Feel the deep grooves of motion across time, the center that will hold, the pattern that will not break.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;L’Engle describes tessering as traveling at faster than the speed of light. One might say that tessering is traveling at the speed of love—a love that never lets go, no matter what dimension we find ourselves in.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 24pt 0cm; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;hr align=&quot;center&quot; size=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 13.9pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 7.5pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;system-ui, serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737; font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;Adapted from&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Even After Everything&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Stephanie Duncan Smith.&amp;nbsp;Copyright&amp;nbsp;© 2024 by Stephanie Duncan Smith. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 24pt 0cm; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;hr align=&quot;center&quot; size=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Stephanie Duncan Smith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Author &amp;amp; Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 15pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot; style=&quot;color: #363737;&quot;&gt;Stephanie Duncan Smith is a senior editor at HarperOne, the creator of the Substack newsletter&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://substack.com/redirect/2c16072d-328c-4bd6-b143-19ce5bf07d6f?j=eyJ1IjoibTY3enQifQ.4Y8aCAppevAzq_52WnRvVMIQiEbJ-40_cRQkmwHSc7I&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #b0b8e8; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Slant Letter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for writers, and the author of the October 2024 release&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://substack.com/redirect/b3d4bc2d-c1d6-42e9-8fdc-e6722dffcdfb?j=eyJ1IjoibTY3enQifQ.4Y8aCAppevAzq_52WnRvVMIQiEbJ-40_cRQkmwHSc7I&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #b0b8e8; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Even After Everything: The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/3015061635192580892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/10/wanneer-sy-my-na-aan-haar-vashou.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/3015061635192580892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/3015061635192580892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/10/wanneer-sy-my-na-aan-haar-vashou.html' title='Wanneer sy my na aan haar vashou.'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-0d-zt7iuSfEUgHI1Pec2DRnbMjHMVNs9yZSNKQWQSWtarGhnVBSGk3qyzL2K9NOQp6z8oXd12Mj2fNqcyLPkYnc5aQgYxRuQG6afdkmSpBfLPSS5ozgFs4pK5bAoXvnMmz_y48aI4nbiKlj1Jh1ABCyarny5MIkftKY85tLnuKWy13aNh2qaQ/s72-c/Naby%20aan%20my.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-2925139038670326447</id><published>2024-10-20T10:18:00.021+02:00</published><updated>2024-10-20T10:27:56.757+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Veilig</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die nuwe vertaling van Deuteronomium 1:31.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;In die woestyn het julle &lt;b&gt;gesien&lt;/b&gt; dat die Here julle God julle die hele pad wat julle gekom het tot op hierdie plek dra, soos &#39;n man sy seuntje dra.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maar die vertaling wat jy neergeskryf het, destyds al, op 22 Oktober 2000 is:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Julle het in die&amp;nbsp;woestyn &quot;&lt;b&gt;ondervind&lt;/b&gt;&quot; dat die Here julle die hele pad dra.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Van sien tot ondervind. Deurtrekte belewenis. En tog - sien is glo. Albei vertel die verhaal van geborgenheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Dit is immers waarom die liefde gaan: om veilig te wees en te voel. Soos &#39;n seuntjie by sy pa.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Vanoggend op hierdie lente-Sondag, is dit sekerlik my hartservaring. Die Here dra &#39;n mens die hele pad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;22 Oktober 2000 was ook &#39;n Sondag...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Dis net: die wete dat jy dit op daardie dag net so as een versie kon skryf, jou gedagtes en hart vol van &#39;n enkele Skrifwoord wat jou veilig laat voel het, maak tog terselfdertyd ook die gemis net skreiender.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die hart is aan skerwe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/2925139038670326447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/10/veilig.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/2925139038670326447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/2925139038670326447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/10/veilig.html' title='Veilig'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-5653906678695006833</id><published>2024-10-12T11:30:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2024-10-12T11:30:37.653+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Om eenvoudig net uit God se liefde te leef. Oor egte nederigheid.  </title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Ad Montem se nuusbrief het &#39;n diepzinnige uitleg van &#39;n verhaal van die Woestynvaders.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;De spreuk:
Abba Macarius was eens op de terugweg naar zijn kluis; hij kwam uit de moerassen en droeg een bos riet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Op zijn pad kwam hem de duivel tegemoet met een sikkel in de hand. De duivel probeerde hem met de sikkel te raken, maar het lukte hem niet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;En de duivel zei: Ik heb zwaar van jou te lijden, Macarius, want ik kan het niet van je winnen. Want, zie maar, ik doe alles wat jij doet. Jij vast en ik eet helemaal niets. Jij houdt nachtwake en ik slaap nooit. Er is maar één ding waarin je het van mij wint. Abba Macarius vroeg hem: Wat is dat dan? Je nederigheid, antwoordde de duivel, daarom kan ik het niet van jou winnen.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Hier is Ad Montem se kommentaar op die gesprek:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;De duivel komt Abba Macarius in deze spreuk heel menselijk tegemoet, en hij deinst er niet voor terug rustig een gesprek met hem aan te knopen. De duivel is hier als het ware zijn eigen spiegelbeeld, zijn schaduwzijde die precies dezelfde dingen doet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Als we in alle rust het gesprek met hem aangaan, merken we hoe herkenbaar hij is: hij dwaalt rond en kan geen rust vinden, omdat hij voortdurend bezig is zichzelf met anderen te vergelijken. Hij wil alles beter doen dan anderen en voelt zich toch steeds tekortschieten. Met zijn vergelijken houdt hij zichzelf gevangen in een spinnenweb waar alles draait om ‘hoe anderen mij zien’. Verstrikt als hij is in deze laag van het bestaan, haalt hij uit naar Abba Macarius, die op de terugweg is naar zijn kluis nadat hij riet heeft gesneden in het moeras. Maar Macarius blijkt voor hem onaanraakbaar, omdat hij leeft op een ander niveau van bestaan, waarin hij er simpelweg mag zijn zoals hij in Gods ogen is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dat is de nederigheid waar deze spreuk uiteindelijk over handelt: leven vanuit de diepte van het door God gezien en bemind zijn, en vanuit die verworteling – zoals de krachtige wortels van het riet die tot in het water staan – jezelf en de situatie aanvaarden zoals die is. Daarmee ben je wezenlijk onaanraakbaar voor zowel de kritiek als de bewondering van anderen.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Het venijnige hierbij is wel, dat zodra je het zelf als nederigheid gaat zien en dus als het ware een verdienste van jezelf, de nederigheid meteen weer vervlogen is. Zo blijkt de duivel in deze spreuk uiteindelijk niet alleen de vergelijker maar toch ook de verleider, want hij weet Abba Macarius er toch toe te verleiden de vraag te stellen naar wat het is waarin hij het van de duivel wint. Daarmee begeeft hij zich in de nieuwsgierigheid, wat bij Bernardus de eerste trede is van de trap van de hoogmoed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Uiteindelijk blijkt niemand – ook Abba Macarius niet – een toonbeeld van nederigheid te zijn. Pas in het vergeten van onszelf in Gods blik van onvoorwaardelijke liefde komen we op die laag van het bestaan terecht waar we er simpelweg mogen zijn en waar wij dan ook werkelijk thuis zijn.
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'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-4698598640791509786</id><published>2024-09-21T00:00:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2024-09-21T00:03:29.589+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Nagtelike vrede</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.afrikaans.us/afrikaans/culture/op-afrikaans/musiek/choirs/oos-kaapse-kinderkoor/somerkersfees/&quot;&gt;https://www.afrikaans.us/afrikaans/culture/op-afrikaans/musiek/choirs/oos-kaapse-kinderkoor/somerkersfees/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Gesing deur die Oos-Kaapse kinderkoor.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;Die onlangse Kyknet program oor Koos du Plessis was boeiend, ryk &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;aan insig en by tye diep ontroerend.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Koos, het meer as een van die sprekers beklemtoon, se werk is tydloos in die manier waarop dit verby alle oppervlakkighede die diepere uitbeeld en vier. Hy dring deur tot wat werklik saak maak. om op die manier te skryf oor dit wat spreek tot die mens van alle tye.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Ek onthou die verwondering in my toe ek vir die eerste keer die magiese &quot;Kinders van die Wind&quot; gehoor het. En telkens weer bly dit ‘n lied wat iets in mens raak en jou verwonderd laat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Reeds daarom het sy digkuns ‘n mistieke trek en krag.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die besondere program het in detail ingegaan op sy besondere digterskap en musikaliteit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Maar dit is veral ook die inhoud van sy werk wat diepte het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Soos byvoorbeeld die boeiende eerste twee verse van sy Somerkersfees wat in die Liedboek opgeneem is. (Die derde vers is later bygevoeg en wyk af van die vorige twee verse met sy invoeging van &#39;n nuwe tema).&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Mens resoneer met die lied. Dit sing immers van ‘n Afrika kersfees. Dit is ‘n gebed vir die Suiderkruis-land, in die somertyd. Dit leef in ons tyd en onder ons.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Dis nie net die Afrika-somer wat tref nie. Die lied is veral deurtrek met ‘n diep verlange na vrede.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Kerstyd is die tyd van vrede. Só was dit in bybelse tye. So word dit in Koos se kerslied uitgebeeld.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die lied praat oor iets wat diep in ons leef, van ons smagtinge na &#39;n einde van die geweld van elke dag en alle tye.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Veel word deur sommige mense gemaak van Koos se melankolie, selfs by tye beskryf as depressie. Miskien is dit wel daar. Maar sy “melankolie” het in hierdie lied &#39;n dieper betekenis. Dit is eerder &#39;n biddende verlange wat diep in ons menslike psige ingebed is en wat smag&amp;nbsp;na dit wat ons tot rus kan bring. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Dit is &#39;n vreugdevolle, blye&amp;nbsp;lied. Tog gaan dit in die lied oor ‘n anderse vrede as bloot net die afwesigheid van geweld en geraas. Vrede gaan nie oor kerspresente, jolighede en partytjie-hou nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Heel vooraan in die lied word die toon uitdruklik uitgewerk: dit is &#39;n &quot;stille nag van vrede.&quot; Dit kom in die donkerste nag, as alles stil geword het. Dit is vrede in die &quot;nagtelike swye.&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Mens kan&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;maklik die eintlike diepte van die kerstyd verslaap...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;En nou kom die lied in die kerstyd terug, as &#39;n ou, ou verhaal. Lank verwag, vertroetel in menseharte oor eeue heen as die terugkeer van die verlore paradys, wanneer die skepping in volle harmonie en skoonheid weer sal sing van die goedheid van alles.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Hemel op aarde en aarde verbind met die hemel. Vrede op aarde. Lof in die hoogste hemele. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Dis die “ou verhaal”, die “stemme uit die ver verlede” wat die diepere betekenis onderstreep. Selfs in die afgeleë plekke, selfs in die sterrevelde, weg van woelige stede, word die verlore&amp;nbsp;vrede weer sigbaar, weer hoorbaar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Nietemin is die toon ook ingehoue, sag, want byna geruisloos, stilweg is die boodskap te hore, &quot;ruis&quot; dit oor die aarde heen. Dit is a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;ards, mens sien en hoor daarvan, maar terselfdertyd ook&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;stil, broos,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;breekbaar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Tog is dit &amp;nbsp;terselfdertyd ook bo-aards, ongewoon. Engele praat daaroor. Vanuit die hoogste perspektief gesien, is dit ‘n tyd van welbehae.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;E&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;er aan God in die hoogste hemel, en vrede&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;op aarde vir almal in wie Hy &#39;n welbehae het. (Lukas 2:14)&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Hierdie keer, op kersdag, is dinge anders as in die ou verlede. Die somerlied sing bly van &#39;n “welkom” tyd. Wat mens afbreek, word as &#39;n geskenk teruggegee, ‘n gawe wat die tye van geweld afbreek. Wat mense lank verwag het – in die ou, ou tye het uiteindelik begin deurbreek - die vrede, in verre tye aangekondig en verwag, is hier: dit is tyd vir die blye groet aan die goue, nuwe daeraad. Mens sien iets van die ánder aarde, die paradysplek wat in die Liefdestyd vir die mens terug gegee is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Maar nog het al hierdie gedagtes nie die laatste sê nie. Die lied soos Koos dit geskryf het, eindig op &#39;n hoogtepunt met die lofsang: gee aan God die eer. Van buite af, word mense herinner aan die mistieke gawe van ‘n vrede wat in die donkerste nag, in dorre onherbergsaamheid in harte verseël word.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Die hart word dankbaar, bly omhoog opgetel om oop te wees vir die groot gawe van goedheid. En die raaiselagtige skoonheid van die gawe&amp;nbsp;bring&amp;nbsp;ontsag, maak mens tot verwondering voor die Gewer van die goeie, voor dit wat die mens sal wees - elke keer as die welkom gawe as &#39;n werklikheid ervaar en omhels word. Welkom, o&amp;nbsp;vredestyd, hier by ons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dit is dáár, te sien en te hoor: in die stille nag. In die eenvoud van die sterrevelde.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Daarom die fyn luister, die aandagtige oorgawe, na die ou ou tyding wat in die helder somertyd by ons kom woon het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Op dié manier gesien, word elke dag &#39;n kerstyd. In die onrustigheid van ons daaglikse bestaan, in die worsteling om sin in die donker nag van ons lydensweg, kom daar wel &#39;n oomblik wat ons vrede verwelkom: Wanneer ons verlang na &#39;n helder somertyd is dit immers omdat ons vashou daaraan dat God by ons in ons verlange is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;In dié tyd van alleenheid, in die donker nag van die gees, word ons van alles gestroop, van alle oppervlakkighede bevry om alleen maar rus te vind in die onverwoesbare rus wat alleen Hy kan gee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Te midde van ons smagtinge, kom daar &#39;n stil, bros welkomsgroet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dis &#39;n wankelrige vashou aan die ou, ou tyding uit die ou verlede.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier is die woorde:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Welkom, o stille nag van vrede onder die Suiderkruis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Wyl stemme uit die ou verlede oor sterrevelde ruis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Kersfees kom, Kersfees kom, gee aan God die eer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Skenk ‘n helder somerkersfees aan hierdie land, o Heer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Hoor jy hoe sag die klokke beier in eeue-oue taal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Kyk, selfs die nagtelike swye, vertel die ou verhaal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Kersfees kom, Kersfees kom, gee aan God die eer&lt;br /&gt;Skenk ‘n helder somerkersfees aan hierdie land, o Heer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Elders skryf Koos ‘n lied wat die mistieke, brose aanbreek van die vredestyd vier:&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wanneer die wêreld stil en kalm is,&lt;br /&gt;Wanneer die maan oor die heuwels wag,&lt;br /&gt;En die sterre blink met ’n rustige glans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In die stilte van die nag,&lt;br /&gt;Wanneer die wind oor die veld gaan,&lt;br /&gt;Wanneer die skaduwees lank en magtig raak,&lt;br /&gt;En die aarde haar geheimenisse onthul,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In die stilte van die nag&lt;br /&gt;Leker die maanlig oor die bos,&lt;br /&gt;Wanneer die stilte sag en sag&lt;br /&gt;Die rustige ritme van die donker omarm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In die stilte van die nag&lt;br /&gt;Voel jy die warmte van die aarde,&lt;br /&gt;Die kalmte wat die siel verlig,&lt;br /&gt;En die gevoel van vrede en rus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In die stilte van die nag&lt;br /&gt;Is daar geen angs, geen vrees,&lt;br /&gt;Net die fluistering van die natuur,&lt;br /&gt;En die belofte van die dag wat sal kom.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/4698598640791509786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/09/nagtelike-vrede.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/4698598640791509786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/4698598640791509786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/09/nagtelike-vrede.html' title='Nagtelike vrede'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6743838316877767016</id><published>2024-08-20T22:17:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2024-08-20T22:17:06.111+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Doringkroon</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Op &#39;n keer, net na haar derde groot operasie, en nie lank voor haar dood, was ek by Susan in die siekeboeg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;Sy was baie siek. Haar liggaam was verteer, haar lyf was gedaan.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tog het sy nog hard probeer om na my te kyk toe ek met haar praat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So asof sy my wou gerusstel. Asof sy wou laat weet sy is tog daar vir my, selfs as sy eintlik nie meer kon nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sy kon eintlik regtig nie. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ek was besig, het dit dieper en wreder in my binnenste ingedring, om haar te verloor. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Juis, toe nog, is daar haar sagte, weerlose uitreik na my,...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ek loop in die gang af, &amp;nbsp;oorweldig deur hierdie donker oomblik. Ek kan byna nie sien waar ek is of gaan nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Voor my kom iemand aan wat my een kyk gee en stil gaan staan. Sy het besef, dadelik.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Want sy het kort tevore self haar man na &#39;n lang lyding verloor. &quot;Ek praat nog elke aand met hom&quot;, het sy my een kaar vertel toe ons oor haar verlies gesels het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;En boonop dra sy die las van haar kind se lewe wat heeltemal uitmekaar val. Dit moet erger as haar man se dood wees, het ek soms gedink, want sy staan hulpeloos voor die las wat sy moet dra oor wat met die kind gebeur.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dis &#39;n doringkroon wat sy dra. Elke dag se rou wonde.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sy trek my woordeloos nader en slaan haar arms om my. Sy hou my vas. Niks getroos nie. Nie maklike woorde nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sy sê niks nie. Sy weet. En sy wil net probeer troos.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sy help ander om orent te bly onder die aanslag. Want sy weet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In die gang in daardie helder, sonnige winteroggend omhels sy my. &#39;n Eenvoudige daad van ontferming.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dit was, besef ek vandag, &#39;n aanraking wat eintlik gekom het van die Een wat ook so &#39;n kroon gedra het. En Hy het dit uit pure liefde gedoen. Met min woorde, die allerminste gepraat, het Hy die mens in hul lydingstog omhels, en saamgeneem paradys toe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Daar in die gang het sy my vertel van die Groter Liefde wat by ons bly - selfs op die mees onverwagte oomblik.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Daar is soveel ontsagwekkendheid aan die belangrikste boodskap van die evangelie - dat God liefde is. En dat ons in die liefde inwoon. En dat ons vertrou word om instrumente van daardie liefde in ander se lewens te word.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6743838316877767016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/08/doringkroon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6743838316877767016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6743838316877767016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/08/doringkroon.html' title='Doringkroon'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6662604426119558311</id><published>2024-05-28T00:15:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2024-05-28T00:15:05.031+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Van &quot;God wat leef in ons&quot; tot &quot;Ons in God se lewe&quot;. </title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Dit is eintlik te verwagte as mense sê dat God deel is van hulle lewe. Die binnekoms van God in &#39;n mens se lewe verander en vernuwe immers mense wanneer hulle tot geloof kom. En die lewe word dan &#39;n immer groeiende en selfs gloeiender verhouding met God wat in die diepste kern van ons bestaan inkom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Dis dus goed om te kan sê God is in ons. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;Maar daar is &#39;n ander proses wat mettertyd op gang kom as mense so saam met God reis: Dit is &#39;n proses wat uitloop op &#39;n verdere diepgaande oomblik wanneer mense uiteindelik begin besef dat hulle deel in God se lewe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Dit skryf jy op 20 April: op &#39;n dag in &#39;n kort opmerking: Daar verskuif iets in mens - dan groei die besef dat ons deel is van God se lewe.&amp;nbsp;Dit is &#39;n volwassener begrip van &#39;n God wat genadiglik mense inlyf in oneindigheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&#39;n Mens kyk dan met nuwe oë na die wêreld om jou en na die lewe buite jouself. Dit word in jou oë God se wêreld waarin God woon en wat God as lewensruimte geskep het.&amp;nbsp;Wat voorheen skaars raakgesien is, skuif nou in die sentrum van &#39;n mens se geloofservaring.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Hoe lyk God se lewe? Alles wat altyd rondom ons was, kry skielik nuwe sin: God se lewe is om ons, veel groter as ons, maar dan (!) heel gewoon neem God ons op in die mees gewone van dinge.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Mens sien dit eers wanneer jy &#39;n oop gemoed het vir God se lewe wat oneindig groter as mens se eie lewe is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Hierdie nuwe kyk na die wêreld, omtower die gewoonheid.&amp;nbsp;Dis God s&#39;n, besef &#39;n mens. En ek deel daarin. In al sy gewoonheid, maar ook in sy rykheid.&amp;nbsp;Wat is die mens! wonder die Psalmdigter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Dit dring &#39;n mens tot verrukking. En tot dankbaarheid - om te kan en te kon deel in die Lewe.&amp;nbsp;Pure genade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;In die Psalms is daar ekstatiese lofprysinge op die wonder van die skepping as God se woning en lewe.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In die woord van Psalm 139:14, bv. &quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #050505; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;&quot;&gt;Ek wil U loof, want U het my op &#39;n wonderbaarlike wyse geskep. Wat U gedoen het, vervul my met verwondering.&quot; (Ook bv. Psalm 19).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Dis taal waaraan &#39;n mens dalk te gewoond geraak het. Sheila Cussons se boeiende gedig met die titel &quot;Orrel&quot;(!) vul Psalm 139 aan en help &#39;n mens om nuut na God se lewe te kyk. Die gedig is &#39;n diepe mistieke teks wat die aarde vier in al sy skoonheid. Dit is mistiek omdat dit dieper kyk na dit wat ons in verrukking voor God bring.&amp;nbsp;Dit vertel hoe dit kom dat &#39;n mens verwonderd oor God se lewe kan wees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Orrel (uit die Woedende Brood).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;My sintuie is verwisselbaar,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;hoor kleure, beluister geure:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;skarlaken trompetter, peper is&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&#39;n pizzicato en bruin roffel -&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;En somer, somer veral, trek&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;deur die neus: son is seepkook.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Wololie van warm lug verras my,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;soos die sweet van krygers wanneer&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;uie stoom in &#39;n pot - En iemand&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;is daar, so fyn-sensueel-gesond&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;dat hy in slaap neute en lou melk is,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;en wakker, gloeiende Augustus&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;in &#39;n sonbesie-dennebos. En elke&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;jaargety kies sy sintuie uit -&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;winter is pure oor - en meng hulle&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;weer tot elk in elk die ander herken,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;en popelend van kreature,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;verwikkeld kontrapuntaal, om&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;die ronde jaar die groot Te Deum&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;galm, met al die registers oop.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Wie hulle so in die aarde inleef, kom onwillekeurig tot luide lof. Maar op die diepste punt is dit nie lof van die aardse nie. Eerder van God. En dan is dit ook nie lof oor God nie. Dit is heel mistiek, &#39;n intieme toekeer tot God, &amp;nbsp;eerder om &quot;U&quot; te loof - Te Deum. U, o God, wil ek loof met alles in ons, ook op &#39;n aardse manier deur al ons sintuie.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6662604426119558311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/van-god-wat-leef-in-ons-tot-ons-in-god.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6662604426119558311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6662604426119558311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/van-god-wat-leef-in-ons-tot-ons-in-god.html' title='Van &quot;God wat leef in ons&quot; tot &quot;Ons in God se lewe&quot;. '/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6993786392585001744</id><published>2024-05-25T01:23:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2024-05-25T01:23:19.742+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Nag Pa:  </title><content type='html'>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ek begin vir haar nagsê na die tydjie van ons saamwees. Dit is aand, dit word tyd vir haar om te gaan slaap. Ek moet groet, die versorgers maak almal reg vir die nag.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Sy kan nie eintlik meer praat nie. Daarom het ek ook daardie aand die lang pad van ons saamwees in stories vir haar vertel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ek vertel al van lank af elke keer van ons saamwees van die begin af, van ons skooldae, van haar grootwordhuis, haar pa, ma en broers, en van ons lewe saam met ons kinders: die stories wat ek bly vertel, is ons gedeelde geheue. Sodat sy weet, sodat sy onthou, sodat sy ons lewe kan bly bedink. Sodat ons ons saamreis verder kan deel.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Wat sy nie meer kan onthou nie, onthou ek op die manier vir haar. Dit is ons saam-praat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is meer as net blote pratery. Ek hou haar hand vas in die saam-tyd, soos altyd maar as ek by haar is. En sy bly elke keer, soos vanaand weer, stip na my kyk terwyl ek gesels. Met onverdeelde, selfs gretige aandagtigheid wat vir my vra om met haar te bly praat, om weer ons lewe saam te onthou en te vier.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ook in die skemeraand van ons saamwees, in die donker van ‘n afgebreekte geheue, is nie net ons lewensverhaal nie, maar ook ons handevat, haar konsentrasie, ‘n teken van ‘n band wat ons nog steeds bly bind aan mekaar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;As ek begin regmaak om te gaan, wil sy nie my hand los nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ek wil daarom die swaar van afskeid besweer met my woorde: “Jy moet lekker slaap. Hulle is goed vir jou hier, die versorgers is dan so lief vir jou. Sorg nou dat jy rus. Môre kom ek jou weer haal, dan gaan ons ‘n bietjie rondry en kuier.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Sy glimlag, en, vanaand, skielik en onverwags sê sy, skaars hoorbaar, vir my: “Ja pa.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Sy was haar pa Koos se oogappel, dink ek verwonderd op pad huis toe. Die enigste meisie-dogter, die absolute teenpool van haar drie woelige broers. Die dogter was die oudste, die meisie in die huis, op ‘n troontjie gesit. ‘n Josef-figuur vir die familie.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Te meer, want sy was ‘n liefdevolle kind.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;En sy, sy het daarvan geleef: sy was naby aan haar pa.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ek onthou hoe stil sy vir dae en tye lank was nadat haar pa so onverwags en so onmiddelik, sonder ‘n groet, gesterf het. Sy kon nie daaroor praat nie, dit was te pynlik.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;In en deur hierdie enkele, kort sinnetjie waarin sy vir haar “Pa” nagsê, besef ek: hier, selfs in haar wegwees van ons twee se huis met sy geborgenheid, hier, alleen in die kamer, gaan sy vanaand slaap met ‘n herinnering aan die veiligheid van ‘n ouerhuis.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Sy beleef, aan die einde, weer haar pa-liefde van soveel jare terug.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Sy is weer kleintyd-tevrede, gevul met die vrede soos wat net die nabyheid van ‘n omgee-pa mens kan gee. Sy is geborge, veilig, in die vaderhuis.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ek talm ‘n oomblik. Traag om weg te gaan na die wonder van haar onverwagte nagsê.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Toe ek opstaan, oomblikke later, sien ek, opnuut verras, het sy eenvoudig net daar vas aan die slaap geraak.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Summier aan die slaap na die “Ja, pa”.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Woorde, weet ek, kan lewe skep, ver bo wat ‘n mens kan bedink. Maar die krag in woorde word bepaal deur waaroor die woorde gaan. En sulke eenvoudige stories oor ‘n pa kan lewenslank ‘n mens se lewe ryk maak.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Nog meer: lank na die aand, besef ek hoe spesiaal dit vir iemand moet wees wat so ‘n pa gehad het, om oor God as ‘n pa te dink.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ook in die skemeraand van die lewe, te midde van die donker verwarring van ‘n verwelkende geheue, kan selfs ‘n mens se kleinste wete van ‘n Pa wat nagtyd kom groet, jou tot rus bring.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6993786392585001744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/nag-pa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6993786392585001744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6993786392585001744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/nag-pa.html' title='Nag Pa:  '/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-7614590394280209595</id><published>2024-05-22T23:55:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2024-05-22T23:55:04.083+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuis by God</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Jy skryf, op 20 April 2014, ‘n beroemde aanhaling neer uit Richard Foster se boek oor God en gebed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&quot;He invites us to home, to serenity and peace and joy, home to friendship and openness, intimacy and to acceptance and affirmation.&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Die woorde vertel wat gebed is - om in nabyheid met God in te tree.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;God nooi ons uit om huis toe te kom – na rus, vrede en vreugde. Om huis toe te kom na vriendskap, openheid, intimiteit, na aanvaarding en bevestiging / waardering.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Dit gebeur wanneer ons in stilte ons onttrek om oop te wees vir God.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Daardie dag het hierdie woorde jou so geraak dat jy dit spesiaal neergeskryf het in die paasnaweek van 2014: dat God ons nader wink na &#39;n plek waar ‘n mens geborge, veilig voel, geliefd en gewaardeerd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Dit is hoe ‘n mens oor God dink: om net by volkome goedheid te wees.&amp;nbsp;En dan na God kyk, verwonderd oor die kans om in die goedheid te kan wees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Dis genoeg. Nie nodig om allerhande dinge te vra, af te smeek, daaroor te wil onderhandel, selfs nie om onderdanig of kruiperig te wees om aldus beloon te word nie. Nie nodig om te vrees nie, te twyfel nie. Net daar wees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Want ‘n mens is in die Teenwoordigheid van die Een wat uitnooi, aanvaar, omhels.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Waar jy Jouself kan wees.&amp;nbsp;Dit is genoeg, die tyd sal stilstaan, die alledaagse dinge verwelk in die helder lig van hierdie Gawe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Foster se woorde word dikwels aangehaal, want mens herken daarin die hart van spiritualiteit. Dit is die blye evangelie. Die goeie woord.&amp;nbsp;Ons ontdek met &#39;n stuk ontnugtering hoe sy stil woorde ons bewus maak van ons gebedsgebrabbel, wanneer ons die diepste sin van ons lewe - die oorgawe aan ons eintlike bestemming mislees - en mispraat. En met gebed wil presteer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Jy skryf dit in die tyd toe die eerste tekens van jou siekte jou verward en onseker begin maak het. En in jou skrywe is ingebed ons almal se verlange na die Huis wanneer ons lewe wankel, waar ons kan skuil. As koue winde om ons huis begin waai.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Die bladsy het jy met &#39;n potlood &#39;n lysie volgeskryf van wat jy vir &#39;n reis wat voorlê wou inpak: jou pajamas, vests, sokkies, toenek trui, blou toerits onderbaadje, jas (?), Gap trui met groot kraag, blommetjies hemp. En toe, aan die einde, weer &quot;jas&quot; herhaal, weer met &#39;n vraagteken daaragter - die klein teken van minder onthou, tóé al. Jou alledaagse dinge, beleef van naderby, beskryf in detail.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Maar dan, langs die kant, dwars, aan die sykant van die volgeskryfde bladsy het jy in swart pen hierdie aanhaling van Foster geskryf. So asof jy wou dat die lysie omraam word deur &#39;n woord oor God wat in ons lewe, in ons reise en in ons onsekerhede, vir ons nader wink en naby hou. Dit is wat die alledaagse invul.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;En die mooiste: heel bo aan die bladsy skryf jy: &quot;Appeltert bak&quot; En jy trek &#39;n vierkant daarom. Tuis is met die opskrif ook daar waar die soetigheid eerste kom!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Jy het nooit jou sin in die lewe verloor nie. En jou op die dag, soos deur jou hele lewe, ook van jou huis &#39;n tuiste met klein heerlikhede gemaak.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;Op die manier bring jy gebed in die lewe in en doen jy wat God ook so mildadig uitdeel. Byna sakramenteel - soos die grootste offer wat met eenvoudige brood en wyn versinnebeeld is.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/7614590394280209595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/tuis-by-god.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7614590394280209595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7614590394280209595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/tuis-by-god.html' title='Tuis by God'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6336523905877674753</id><published>2024-05-20T22:43:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2024-05-20T22:43:09.910+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Wanneer woorde rou verder verniel... </title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote style=&quot;border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;Jacob Steinhardt het dikwels vir Joh uitgebeeld: Hier teken hy vir Job, in rou, roepende om te kan verstaan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvtiqZNxUhq_hXWmCl5SgAzPKBM9k79sjhiRG1dPQ880mv-ZpyeQYQdpNCUtXodaygG33ZhTXMT7KAdlWwhyphenhyphenbdGU8ZDR2J6VVaAzfvc1lrFIAoYZ7-S_q9iKAmWgWu-s5Vr1H6JnX75WYAR-UW3QLsXsijLEHn1hr6_hGrMOkQNT7t3kQc6VeSA/s250/180544-5d22b4ce-5463-11ee-beb9-1ae6da41acf5.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;196&quot; data-original-width=&quot;250&quot; height=&quot;196&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvtiqZNxUhq_hXWmCl5SgAzPKBM9k79sjhiRG1dPQ880mv-ZpyeQYQdpNCUtXodaygG33ZhTXMT7KAdlWwhyphenhyphenbdGU8ZDR2J6VVaAzfvc1lrFIAoYZ7-S_q9iKAmWgWu-s5Vr1H6JnX75WYAR-UW3QLsXsijLEHn1hr6_hGrMOkQNT7t3kQc6VeSA/s1600/180544-5d22b4ce-5463-11ee-beb9-1ae6da41acf5.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;Stanley Hauerwas (sien&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://cct.biola.edu/presence-silence-lessons-grief-suffering/&quot; style=&quot;color: #954f72;&quot;&gt;https://cct.biola.edu/presence-silence-lessons-grief-suffering/&lt;/a&gt;) skryf oor rou:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Were there words, there’s this Thomas Merton reference, in a letter to someone where he just points out, “Sometimes, there just are no words for suffering, “or grief.” But then, if that’s the case, what is Lamente? And what is it to Lamente and what is, how did you, how did you deal with that?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Well, I wrote a book some years ago, called “Naming the Silences”, and [mumbles] thought that the title, after its first publication was too obscure, so they renamed it “God, Medicine, and the Problem of Suffering”, but it’s “Naming the Silences”. Silences drip off the edges of words I think that often times, what we were too noisy around people who are suffering, by trying to make things okay, that what they absolutely need is presence. They need us to be there. Job, friends, have such a bad wrap, generally–&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;But originally, they saw Job from afar and they went and sat silently with him for days. I think that is a sign of goodness.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Evan: It’s when they start talking that they–&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;It’s when they start talking when thing go bad. So there is a sense that to be with the suffering is first and foremost to be, to be with them, just to be present. Because there’s, I mean, you think about how often times we mislead people when for example, when you’ve gone into a home where a young person has died, and you try to provide comfort, and you come up with locutions like, “I guess they’ve gone to a better place.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;That’s just terrible. First of all, heaven is not a place, I mean, God is not a place, but it’s to try to say something, when what you ought to say is, “You and the person you love will be in my prayers.” And then, you don’t need to say more than that.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Evan (die&amp;nbsp;journals wat die onderhoud voer): &amp;nbsp;Yeah. Have you been comforted by particular words, that is to say, is there wisdom for the sufferer? Can the sufferer follow a path or a way, that can offer them hope, clarity, a way forward to–&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Stanley: I’m sure there is, but it’s not just the words, it’s who says them. It’s very important that, that the designated person of a community called the priest or the minister, know what to say. And it’s very important that friends know how to be there, as well as not to say too much.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Om die minste te sê, en die minste te doen. Net daar wees...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6336523905877674753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/wanneer-woorde-rou-verder-verniel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6336523905877674753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6336523905877674753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/05/wanneer-woorde-rou-verder-verniel.html' title='Wanneer woorde rou verder verniel... '/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvtiqZNxUhq_hXWmCl5SgAzPKBM9k79sjhiRG1dPQ880mv-ZpyeQYQdpNCUtXodaygG33ZhTXMT7KAdlWwhyphenhyphenbdGU8ZDR2J6VVaAzfvc1lrFIAoYZ7-S_q9iKAmWgWu-s5Vr1H6JnX75WYAR-UW3QLsXsijLEHn1hr6_hGrMOkQNT7t3kQc6VeSA/s72-c/180544-5d22b4ce-5463-11ee-beb9-1ae6da41acf5.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-1806877949906707896</id><published>2024-01-01T23:48:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2024-01-01T23:48:36.103+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Op reis met stilte</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Jy het geskryf:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wanneer God jou roep tot en in stilte, neem alles wat jou aanraak jou verder dieper tot en in die stilte.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Die aanraking tot stilte is die begin van die reis in ewigheid &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/1806877949906707896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/01/op-reis-met-stilte.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/1806877949906707896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/1806877949906707896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2024/01/op-reis-met-stilte.html' title='Op reis met stilte'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-7055783790197492965</id><published>2023-05-13T10:11:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2023-05-13T10:11:00.132+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Waansin</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Dit is vir my intens pynlik om te lees hoe mense argeloos op die oorlog in Oekraïene reageer. Die verskriklike beelde van verwoesting, van geboue, huise wat gebombardeer word, van lyke in die strate, van kinders wat ontvoer word, van die ontruiming van stede se inwoners, van hongersnood, lang toue van vlugtelinge roep by sommige, soos by my, verontwaardiging op: uit die bloute is &#39;n land deur die gierige politiekery van &#39;n demagoog soos Putin aangeval. Pynliker is die feit dat sommige, ook hier te lande, en nogal kerklikes, die inval goedpraat omdat Rusland deur die Weste geprovokeer is. Dit is vir my die verpersoonliking van boosheid: dat mense, goeie mense, so &#39;n grootskaase lyding op enige manier kan rasionaliseer. Niks, geen argument, geen goedpratery kan daardie wrede oorlog regverdig nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/7055783790197492965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/05/waansin.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7055783790197492965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/7055783790197492965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/05/waansin.html' title='Waansin'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6888251689050546590</id><published>2023-05-12T10:06:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2023-05-12T10:06:35.422+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma se wysheid</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Vanoggend se nuusbrief van die New York Times (12 Mei) vier moedersdag van Sondag met reaksies van lesers oor die wysheid wat hulle van hul ma&#39;s onthou het.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“When I wanted to get my first tattoo at 21, she subtly suggested I get it someplace where I did not have to see it every day. I followed her suggestion and now have a slightly embarrassing, poor-quality tattoo on my back instead of my forearm.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Amanda Olson, Seattle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“My mother, a nurse, asserted that everyone should learn first aid. I followed her advice and ended up using the Heimlich maneuver on my then little boy.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Karen Russ, Rockford, Ill.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“When I was in my 20s, I was absolutely miserable at a job and was looking to get out as fast as I could. My mom gently reminded me that I should always be running toward something, not away from something.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Sheryl Magzamen, Fort Collins, Colo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“Select friends with traits of the kind of person you want to be.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Seun Sowemimo, Manalapan, N.J.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“Just after my first child was born, my mother put her hand on my arm and said, ‘Honey, you have breathed your last free breath.’ And she laughed — in a kind, not a bitter, way. Her words meant that I was now to know love so consuming that every second of the rest of my life would be spent in fear of loss. I feel connected to her knowing that we have shared this deep and meaningful terror.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Shannon Kilgore, Santa Fe, N.M.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“Mejor estar solo que mal acompañado. Translation: Better to be alone than in bad company.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Maria Espinosa, New York City&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“You wouldn’t worry so much about what other people think about you if you knew how little they do.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Lisa Horan, Somers, Conn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“When I was 3 years old, I asked my mother whether or not a lady had to be a mommy. She said, ‘No, she does not have to.’ I clung to her response as to a life raft and remained child-free my entire life.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Gretchen Williams, Santa Rosa, Calif.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“When faced with risky decisions or chance opportunities, my mother has always told me, ‘Just ask. The worst thing they can say is no.’ It didn’t mean the no would be painless, but only that I’d be in the same place I was before. It’s advice that empowered me to ask for dates, discounts and jobs.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Leah Cheshier, Houston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“My mom suggested I was gay when I was 16, and I snapped at her. She saw through my repression, was brave enough to broach the subject and was right about my sexual orientation.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Oren Livne, Tel Aviv&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 700;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;⬥&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“I once asked my mom, ‘What am I ever going to do when you are gone?’ She said, ‘Exactly what you’re doing now.’ I was startled by the simplicity. In a few words, she let me know that life would go on and I would be fine. And while I miss her still after 20 years, I have told my own daughters the same thing.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;— Mary Ellen Collins, Toronto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;applewebdata://1FB185B6-4157-406E-8DE7-ED227119B589#a11y-skip-native-0&quot; style=&quot;color: transparent; display: block; height: 1px; max-height: 1px; overflow: hidden; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Continue read&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6888251689050546590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/05/ma-se-wysheid.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6888251689050546590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6888251689050546590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/05/ma-se-wysheid.html' title='Ma se wysheid'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6208536608843111535</id><published>2023-04-22T23:18:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2023-04-22T23:19:43.736+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Vas hou</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Jy het dit &#39;n lang ruk terug geskryf.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;In jou netjiese, noukeurige, geduldige drukskrif. Die aanhaling:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&quot;The nameless and unsearchable one, silent and yet near... God, who when he comes to us out of his own self in grace, just cannot be mistaken for anything else.&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Op die eerste bladsy van jou nuwe aantekeningboek. So wou jy begin...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Net die aanhaling. Nie wie dit waar geskryf het nie. Die gedagte was belangrik.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is die enigste inskrywing in die boek. Die gedagte oor die onmiskenbare&amp;nbsp;koms van God in ondeurgrondbare, maar intieme&amp;nbsp;nabyheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Jy wou die gedagte&amp;nbsp;vashou.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;As ons maar toe en nou daaroor kon praat...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6208536608843111535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/04/vas-hou.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6208536608843111535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6208536608843111535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/04/vas-hou.html' title='Vas hou'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-248792240927458492</id><published>2023-04-03T06:35:00.094+02:00</published><updated>2023-04-22T22:57:28.279+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Geestelike oefeninge: </title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ons kort geestelike oefeninge om te groei as mense: &amp;nbsp;die chaotiese en afbrekende aanbod van buite, van ons vernielsugtige wêreld is oorweldigend en die negatiewe soms te veel. Mens se gees word afgebreek, word dan vermoeid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Vandaar die drang om weg te kom en dan die vreugde om tog dan wel iewers in aanraking te kom met dit wat mooi en sielsverheffend is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit word vir sommige &#39;n hele bedryf: die groeiende publikasies woel en werskaf oor hoe om geestelike uitkoms te kry. Allerhande geestelike &quot;oefeninge&quot; word bekyk en beleef.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dus sonder mense hulle af. Weg van die geraas. Eenkant, alleen, waar mens nadenkend, mymerend kan vra na wat jou weer op jou voete kan bring of jou net weer moed kan gee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Luister en lees, fokus op gidse, geestelike vriende wat mens weer goed kan laat voel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Pelgrimstoere word byvoorbeel &#39;n gewilde, selfs top spirituele oefening. Mens stap deur die natuur en ontdek die klein dingetjies wat verligting gee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is, egter, nie altyd &#39;n kwessie van kilometers en kilometers sweet en worstel deur vaal en verlate landskappe nie. Iemand skryf dat &#39;n mens sulke reise byvoorbeeld stil, sonder skoene &amp;nbsp;stap sodat jy die aarde onder jou voete kan voel. In daardie gevoel kom &#39;n nuwe gewaarwording na vore. Mens kom in aanraking, so eenvoudig soos deur die klippe en grond met die wereld, met wat groter en anders is. Mens word een met die wonder van die mooi wêreld om ons.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Jy oefen om op &#39;n &quot;natuurlike&quot; manier op &#39;n nuwe, geestelike manier te leef. Vernuwing kom sonder grootse inspanning op &#39;n gewone manier na jou.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Op klein skaal is daar dan ook die labirint: &#39;n gerigte, doelbewuste wandeling, hulpmiddel om in verwondering op &#39;n mens se eie te wees, al wandelende in &#39;n stil voetpad met &#39;n vaste rigting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Nog vele ander oefeninge is daar: Stilte in &#39;n retraite sentrum, selfs met &#39;n geestelike leier, is meer direk geestelik. Gebede, meditatiewe lees en luister, sang, musiek, liturgiese viering.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Gesprekke met &#39;n ervare vriend wat kan help rigting gee vir die pad vorentoe - juis wanneer &#39;n mens se gemoed troebel is oor wat op jou moontlik kan weg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Eredienste met mooi, kleurryke dinge, orkeste wat meevoer, sangers wat biddend en smekend sing oor geestelike nood en verlange na uitkoms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Alles belangrik, verheffend en mooi.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Ons tyd maak erns met ons verlange na die diepere.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Daar is &#39;n intense soektog na goedvoel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is goed so. &#39;n Mens moet immers na jouself kyk. En tyd maak vir jou eie dinge.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Net dat &#39;n mens goed kan voel, jou egte self kan ontdek sonder om te voel en te weet dat &#39;n mens in die teenwoordigheid van God is. Goedvoel kan skraal wees, kan &#39;n mens tog ook weer onvervuld laat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Want dit is &#39;n onvermydelike aspek van die geestelike lewe hoe goedvoel oorweldig kan word. Soms, dikwels, miskien selfs altyd word hierdie goedvoel dan weer maklik deur ons kwytgeraak. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Dit is hier waar &#39;n mens onderskei wat eintlik gebeur. Die reis bring goeie en slegte tye, sodat &#39;n mens iets groters as jou goeie gevoelens kan weet. Iets, &#39;n wete, &#39;n gevoel wat nie môre as jy terug is tussen die ou dinge, vinnig sal verdamp nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Tog: dit gaan oor Iemand. Die enigste vaste wete, die enigste egte gevoel, is dat ons tye in God se hande is. Wat ook al oor ons pad kom. Die eenvoudige besef, &#39;n mens leef in &#39;n Teenwoordigheid wat geborgenheid skenk. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Die geestelike oefeninge lei mens dus uiteindelik veral om te wag op God. Om oop te wees vir &#39;n aanraking wat al ons begeertes stil en vervul.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;En, stil, sober, kom God in ons afwagting na ons. Die Geliefde bly by ons, juis in die donkerste nag, Mens wag met aandag, met verlange, met &#39;n brandende liggie in die donker nag - omdat &#39;n mens weet - wat werklik saak maak is dat Iemand op pad is na ons.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Daarom is selfs en veral die nag mooi.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Veral die donkerste nag, want, weet ons, die nag is die tyd van liefde, van minnende intiemheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/248792240927458492/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/04/geestelike-oefeninge.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/248792240927458492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/248792240927458492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2023/04/geestelike-oefeninge.html' title='Geestelike oefeninge: '/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-1865257967180276623</id><published>2021-03-05T22:05:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2021-03-06T21:37:15.354+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Dankbaar vir elke oomblik. Oor totale verdriet. </title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die radio omroepers parkeer voor &#39;n hospitaal in België. Hulle gesels met die werkers in die hospitaal. Die een na die ander kom vertel wat hulle in die tyd vir Covid-pasiënte doen. En hoe hulle dit beleef.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die Persiese vrou is 19 jaar gelede weg uit haar land. Sy is met &#39;n Belg getroud. Haar familie bly nog steeds daar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Sy het verpleging gestudeer en werk nou in die hospitaal. Om haar man nie aan te steek nie, bly sy in haar Persiese kamer: &#39;n matras en Persiese matte wat die kamer versier. Sy en haar man praat oor die foon met mekaar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Sy wil hom nie aansteek nie. En intussen werk sy lang ure onder pasiënte. Die virus saai verwoesting - ook onder haar familie. Haar ouers en susters/broers het almal in haar land siek geraak. Sy praat darem met haar ouers oor die foon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Wat hou haar aan die gang, vra die omroepers, as sy vertel van die uiterste vorme van lyding?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Mens bly aan die gang, oorleef, omdat jy weet dit sal ook verbygaan. Maar wat haar eintlik orent hou, is dankbaarheid. Dankbaarheid vir elke dag wat sy nog kan leef en beleef - en vir ander kan help. Maar sê sy, &amp;nbsp;die dankbaarheid herinner haar telkens daaraan om elke oomblik voluit te waardeer. Want, het sy besef, die lewe is kosbaar. Terwyl jy dit het, moet jy bewustelik weet elke oomblik is goed en goud. En dit maak &#39;n mens dankbaar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Ek kyk verwonderd na die program, na die vrou en die baie ander mense wat elk op hul manier lyding bestry. Dit roer &#39;n mens diep om te sien hoe, selfs in hoogs sekulêre België, die enorme goedheid van mense deur lyding uitdy. En hoe mense omgee vir ander.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Te maklik? Is die goedheid sommer so uit die mou geklits, asof maklik, asof vanselfsprekend?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Die Persiese vrou sit later in haar &quot;persiese&quot; kamer met die matras en die tapyte - daar waar sy in afsondering van haar man in dieselfde huis woon - om hom nie aan te steek nie. &amp;nbsp;Die radiomanne neem haar af waar sy sit, &#39;n stil, rustige, maar tog deurdronge mens.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Sy praat oor haar ouers en haar familie wat tuis in haar land in haglike omstandighede woon. Sy is dankbaar, dankbaar dat sy nog met hulle kan gesels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Maar as die gesprek einde se kant toe staan, begin sy vir die eerste keer oor haar self praat. En sy sê hoe sy verlang om net weer &#39;n slag haar geboortestad te besoek. &quot;Ek verlang so...&quot; begin sy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Sy bly lank stil. Die kameraman hou die kamera vas op haar gesig gefokus &amp;nbsp;- &amp;nbsp;die minute snel verby. Maar sy kan nie verder praat nie. Dit is totale verdriet, so skrynend onder haar ingehoude pyn. Intenser gemaak deur die dankbaarheid. So bly oor al die seëninge, maar so stukkend, tog, van die pyn.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Dis (byna) soos daardie kruiswoorde - die een wat praat van die liefdevolle oorgawe aan die Vader, veral van sy sterk hande.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Maar wat tog, in &#39;n volgende oomblik, in &#39;n ander woord vertel van totale verlatenheid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Dit is ons lewensverhaal - die weg van tydelikheid, maar waarin die laaste woord tog die oorgawe-woord is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/1865257967180276623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2021/03/dankbaar-vir-elke-oomblik-oor-totale.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/1865257967180276623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/1865257967180276623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2021/03/dankbaar-vir-elke-oomblik-oor-totale.html' title='Dankbaar vir elke oomblik. Oor totale verdriet. '/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-2577624289163520143</id><published>2020-07-05T21:23:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2020-07-05T21:23:39.900+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Elsa Joubert — gedenkgeleentheid</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/2iS7T9ZYTSg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Die afgelope week het ek my verdiep in Elsa Joubert vir my bydrae tot haar gedenkdiens. Wat &#39;n merkwaardige vrou en skrywer. Haar Spertyd vertel van haar laaste jare: sy was dikwels siek en boonop al hoe meer afhanklik van ander om haar te ondersteun. Maar die lydensjare is lig: wanneer sy daaroor praat is dit steeds weer om te vertel van die goeie, die boeiende, van haar naaste mense se sorg.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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En dan, as slot skryf sy &#39;n merkwaardige verhaal oor die krag wat haar aan die gang hou en wat vir jare al in haar lewe soos &#39;n vuur gebrand het. Stilte - daar het sy die sin van die bestaan ontdek.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As &#39;n mens só gewortel word in die Onsienbare, en dit met soveel vreugde, is die noodwendige gevolg dat jy beleef hoe jy geborge is in &#39;n wye wêreld wat steeds weer mooi en goed is en sal bly. Wat saak maak is hierdie Skoonheid: en wat dit nog meer oorrompelend maak is dat daar soveel daarvan is. Oneindig is die mooi, die goeie. Jy is maar net &#39;n baie, baie klein deel daarvan. Jy is maar net &#39;n stofdeeltjie. Die bewussyn dat jy so klein is anker jou in &#39;n verrukking oor wat so eindeloos groot is. Vandaar die vreugde: uiteindelik die oorgang, die afgooi van alles wat die skoonheid steeds verduister het en nou - die total deel word van hierdie ewige krag.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/2577624289163520143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2020/07/elsa-joubert-gedenkgeleentheid.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/2577624289163520143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/2577624289163520143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2020/07/elsa-joubert-gedenkgeleentheid.html' title='Elsa Joubert — gedenkgeleentheid'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/2iS7T9ZYTSg/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-6087229055482761069</id><published>2019-01-16T22:26:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2019-01-16T22:26:07.493+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Eenvoudig</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;In &#39;n klein, eintlik obskure visdammetjie by ons stilhouplek op pad na ons stranddorpie, lê hierdie waterlelie. Die dammetjie sukkel gewoonlik om aandag te kry van die reisigers in hul ywerige haas vir die uitspanplek se befaamde eetgoed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Maar nou, in die volsomer, is die lelie in volle bloei - genoeg om mens in jou spore te stuit. Rede vir stil gaan staan voor &#39;n klein kleurspel van groen, blou-pers en songeel. En ook om &#39;n foto te neem om te kan bly herinner.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Dit sou net&lt;span class=&quot;text_exposed_show&quot; style=&quot;display: inline; font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;nog &#39;n soet, sentimentele foto van &#39;n mooi blom wees - behalwe as &#39;n mens, meditatief, van nader kyk: Die blou van die lelie se blare op die rand, trek &#39;n ring om die binneste hart van geel. Maar, nog fyner bekyk, heel binne, in sy middelste middel,op die fynste punt, is die kroon van die lelie, blou-getint, &#39;n magiese eenheid van blou en geel. Blou om geel om blou. En alles, lig, drywend, omring deur die groen van die natuur en die voedende waters. Dit alles vorm &#39;n ring-komposisie wat vertel van harmonie, afronding, van volheid. Dit vertel van skoonheid, die sleutel van die estetiese.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Ek dink onwillekeuring aan Hooglied, die lieflingteks van die liefdesmistici, met sy viering van die lelie as simbool van intieme, vurige liefde gelaai met hartstog.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Die mistieke skrywers het oor eeue heen telkens met Hooglied se passievolle, gloeiende lelie-taal ook oor hul liefdesband met die Beminde gepraat. Taal wat wys op die sin van lewe, van bestaan, van wat sorge transendeer, wat vervulling gee en wat lewe bring.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Later sou ander, die slawe op die plantasies, verlangend, maar met vaste vertroue op &#39;n alternatiewe bestaan, ook met die Hooglied-taal resoneer en hul vashou aan die liefde in hul tyd van trauma en ontbering uitspel in die klassieke spiritual: &quot;He&#39;s the lily in the valley.&quot; Liefde dra &#39;n mens - ten spyte van....&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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En dan is daar, heel anders, die enigmatiese, maar tog ook weer meesleurende, liriese &quot;Lily of the Valley&quot; van Queen. (Rede om Bohemian Rhapsody te gaan kyk...). Vreemd anders. Met so bietjie van alles, van Shakespeare en veral Balzac, maar onmiskenbaar die Hoogliedtaal oor die liefde. (Te luister en te kyk by:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-ft=&quot;{&amp;quot;tn&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;-U&amp;quot;}&quot; data-lynx-mode=&quot;origin&quot; href=&quot;https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do7K1_g31H0s%26fbclid%3DIwAR2V3nDWulRkLcSP_ETZs1pr7BWfOEpb_FtuWip2fzmNDQe7upksvfjGPiQ&amp;amp;h=AT26laH7_4L9B-bGkDa4U1zRGTOZ2eZ4IL-t018hWCkkZFAo6Ut3tjAKtqNC9PmekcVnVzRqsr3ZxRCEsEs6HdbBxSi9qZp8dsHdRFh85Rs4FvreDX_YYefZJXCrsUpc8--xdsU2VuoHAL_33qEibnSB1_4h101IDqdMtpI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; style=&quot;color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7K1_g31H0s&lt;/a&gt;). Intuïtef wéét &#39;n mens wat eg is, en wat nie liefde is nie.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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En mens sou nog vele ander sulke hoogs verskillende resepsies van die lelie as liefde kon lys.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Te maklik dan sou &#39;n mens daardie weggesteekte opmerking oorslaan van die Prediker op die berg toe hy in sy intree-spreke die gewone volk oor die gewone, aardse, alledaagse lelie herinner het: &quot;Selfs Salomo in al sy prag was nie geklee soos een van hulle nie.&quot; (Matteus 6:29). Hulle prag, sê hy toe, lê in hulle onthulling van wat die Lewe is (25!) - nie in angstighede oor wat van mens sal word nie. Wie die koninkryk, die liefde najaag, sal niks ontbeer of begeer nie. Om in die liefde te wees, bring harmonie, volheid en vervulling. Die liefde is eenvoudig genoeg.&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/6087229055482761069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2019/01/eenvoudig.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6087229055482761069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/6087229055482761069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2019/01/eenvoudig.html' title='Eenvoudig'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3P6k2_L9vhti2lV9CjzAkN-09NVewElcMqGmB2lQHoxb-pXI8O1fKkecjENtQpX51-32xSZg5eERXfceveSB0c723erwo4E-5fQTc1hbyrUi67khKySm7mogoiMZ8rgCCLsZZ1w/s72-c/IMG_1045.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31140661.post-4078472251677260397</id><published>2018-11-06T00:49:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2018-11-06T00:49:26.299+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Gul en goedhartig soos God</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
Henry Nouwen skryf in sy Die Terugkeer van die Verlore Seun hoe die gelykenis ons leer om God te word.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hy raak daarmee die diepste deel van ons hart en praat oor dit wat die eintlike sin van die lewe uitmaak.&lt;br /&gt;
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Die Vader ontvang die seun terug in die huis, met oop arms, met &#39;n gulhartige goedheid, met onvoorwaardelike vergifnis en met blydskap wat geen perke ken nie. Almal, die hele huis, moet die oomblik vier.&lt;br /&gt;
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So kom die seun veilig tuis. Hy is, na al sy omswerwinge, sy sinlose, vermorste lewe, terug waar &#39;n mens altyd geborge is. Daar waar liefde, vaderlik, moederlik, die ruimte is waarin mens na die lang, moeilike reis tot rus kom.&lt;br /&gt;
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Die lewensreis het sy harde kante: ons begin die reis, vol verwagting. Opgewonde. Ons leef voluit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dit is soos om op &#39;n gul somersoggend wakker te word. Die dag begin lomerig, so vol skoonheid.&lt;br /&gt;
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Soms hoor &#39;n mens onverwags nuus wat op &#39;n vreemde manier jou hart deurpriem. Letterlik, voel jy hoe ruk dit hier in jou.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jy weet: hier is dinge sleg. Niks is oor van die lou, lomerige, someroggend nie. Daar is &#39;n onmiddellike begrip van onomkeerbaarheid, van die einde. Dinge het vasgeloop.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dikwels is dit iets wat aan die gebeur is met iemand anders. Omdat dit iemand anders is, is die nuus juis soveel slegter. Want eintlik is jy nie in beheer nie, jy kan nie die situasie stuur nie.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nouwen se aweregse uitleg van die Gelykenis van die Verlore Seun kom op &#39;n vreemde manier in sulke tye ter sprake.&lt;br /&gt;
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As alles vasgeloop het, die onrus aan ons hart ruk, die toekoms uitsigloos lyk, is daar net een uitweg: om soos God te word.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ons angs, onsekerheid, vrees, magteloosheid hoef nie die finale antwoord te wees in die aanskyn van lyding nie. Juis in so &#39;n situasie word dit die groot antwoord: om vir die een vir wie mens soveel omgee, &#39;n liefdesruimte te skep waar hulle veilig kan wees. Om &#39;n Vader te wees. &#39;n Moeder. Die mens wat ten spyte van alles, daar wil wees. Om op &#39;n heel eenvoudige manier die ander een aan te trek, te voed, te versorg, te omhels, die huis in te lei, met goedheid en guns te omring.&lt;br /&gt;
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Daar is wel onmeetbare genade in hierdie besef van soos-God-Wees. Want wat is beter as om te gee en te gee, soos wat God doen. Gul en goedhartig te wees, soos wat God is. Sodat die ander een, die een in nood, die sieke, die lydende, aan een ding geen oomblik twyfel nie: ek is veilig, ek is geborge in &#39;n ruimte van liefde.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dit is goed om by God te kan wees. Die hart kom tot rus, tot volkome rus, daar waar die liefde woon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dit is boeiend om hierdie populêre lied vanuit die hoek van spiritualiteit te verstaan. &#39;n Dialogiese verhouding, gedryf deur biddende verlange, maar ook bewus van passiwiteit, van wete van, maar ook afwagting op die ingryping. Daarom is dit ook aktief, &#39;n oop hande staan voor die Grotere, buite &#39;n mens self, vanwaar al die vreugdes (pleasures) kom. En, dan ook die nietiging: die besef dat, in die lig van die Grotere, die Goeie, is die eie nietig. En uiteindelik die uitkoms - om saam met ander &#39;n pad te loop (show someone else).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#39;n Konkrete voorbeeld van die geestelike weg.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Why me Lord, what have I ever done&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div jsname=&quot;U8S5sf&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;To deserve even one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Of the pleasures I&#39;ve known&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Tell me Lord, what did I ever do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;That was worth loving you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Or the kindness you&#39;ve shown.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;UH8R2&quot; jsname=&quot;U8S5sf&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Lord help me Jesus, I&#39;ve wasted it so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Help me Jesus I know what I am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Now that I know that I&#39;ve needed you so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Help me Jesus, my soul&#39;s in your hand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;UH8R2&quot; jsname=&quot;U8S5sf&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Tell me Lord, if you think there&#39;s a way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;I can try to repay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;All I&#39;ve taken from you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Maybe Lord, I can show someone else&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;What I&#39;ve been through myself&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;On my way back to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;UH8R2&quot; jsname=&quot;U8S5sf&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Lord help me Jesus, I&#39;ve wasted it so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Help me Jesus I know what I am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Now that I know that I&#39;ve needed you so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span jsname=&quot;YS01Ge&quot;&gt;Help me Jesus, my soul&#39;s in your hand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/feeds/1422219197576916746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2018/09/kris-kristofferson-why-me-lord.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/1422219197576916746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31140661/posts/default/1422219197576916746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pietergrdevilliers.blogspot.com/2018/09/kris-kristofferson-why-me-lord.html' title='Kris Kristofferson - Why me Lord'/><author><name>Pieter G R de Villiers</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08103054568212164921</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/g2u_rEcWW8M/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>