tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post1505580747645249376..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: O.M.G.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-77563331129873275432014-06-10T21:47:23.371-04:002014-06-10T21:47:23.371-04:00I've been reading your blog for a while now, b...I've been reading your blog for a while now, but never commented. I found you through Elizabeth (A Moon…) and I just love your writing very much. Being a professional woman too, I enjoy reading how others juggle all the balls in the air. It helps me. It inspires me. I am Catholic and I have a complicated relationship with God. I have recently been really down about Him and wondering if it's all an illusion to make us somehow get through life. Feeling very cynical and kind of angry about things I have deemed "unfair." I was recently in a large city in a huge cathedral that was packed to overflowing and wondered "Could so many people be wrong?" And now this -- I have not read your blog for weeks now, I'm too busy. But tonight I checked in and this is what I read. This post just hit me over the head like a baseball bat. I have noticed that when I am "on the outs" with my dear God, he sends me these very obvious messages and I know he is maybe laughing at me and my foolishness. So thank you for being His conduit today. And thank you for all the lovely things you write. Today you reached through the internet and you (and God) punched me right in the gut, and it was just what I needed!Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675859669787572001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-13346405284514980552014-06-10T00:02:50.101-04:002014-06-10T00:02:50.101-04:00Thanks for another beautiful post! I hope turning ...Thanks for another beautiful post! I hope turning to God is as primal and instinctive for me as it was for you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-10486068095236309252014-06-09T13:34:09.116-04:002014-06-09T13:34:09.116-04:00I have the gene, and boy am I ever thankful. God ...I have the gene, and boy am I ever thankful. God has seen fit to enroll me in the "disease of the month" club as of late. I'm up to 16 diagnoses! People always ask me how I deal with having all of these illnesses, and I tell them that they are all a gift from God, and that for every crappy diagnosis I have received, God has also sent me a fantastic physician to help me with each diagnosis (the exception being my quack internist). My motto has always been "God takes care of fools and little children so I have double coverage" because not one time in my life have I ever not felt God's love. It's always there, you just have to look for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-90958253407152419152014-06-09T13:27:33.580-04:002014-06-09T13:27:33.580-04:00I really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting and sha...I really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting and sharing your feelings on God. I feel the same way and I grew up going to church. Love is the basis of it all because what Christ did on the cross was out of...what...LOVE. :)TNDRHRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02148710759260919252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-1456613758231141062014-06-08T11:40:45.794-04:002014-06-08T11:40:45.794-04:00Amen. Love this post. Love you.Amen. Love this post. Love you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533220305588116509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-86345074427818871702014-06-05T22:33:24.632-04:002014-06-05T22:33:24.632-04:00Thanks, Laura!Thanks, Laura!gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-92129956997259373312014-06-05T22:33:10.346-04:002014-06-05T22:33:10.346-04:00;);)gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-1657867215720592142014-06-05T21:25:34.000-04:002014-06-05T21:25:34.000-04:00Amen. AND Hallelujah! Amen. AND Hallelujah! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-34491259770802754032014-06-05T16:41:35.512-04:002014-06-05T16:41:35.512-04:00Yes. Thank you, Sylvia.Yes. Thank you, Sylvia.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-16115064848440724632014-06-05T16:39:08.452-04:002014-06-05T16:39:08.452-04:00Amen!!! Well said!! Great Post!!Amen!!! Well said!! Great Post!!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-42013049049387247062014-06-05T16:38:13.476-04:002014-06-05T16:38:13.476-04:00Hey there, my friend. It's good to hear you sp...Hey there, my friend. It's good to hear you speaking on this. Yes, Ms. Moon really got us thinking. I love that about this community.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-10182242815750834612014-06-05T15:59:25.785-04:002014-06-05T15:59:25.785-04:00'Preciate you.'Preciate you.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-62984649610927004892014-06-05T15:59:09.471-04:002014-06-05T15:59:09.471-04:00Oh, Sister Moon. You know how much I love you, too...Oh, Sister Moon. You know how much I love you, too. I love that we have this place to share our religious experiences. And yes, we do have us some religious experiences don't we?gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-61578092138774684142014-06-05T15:58:24.471-04:002014-06-05T15:58:24.471-04:00Awwww. Hey there, Roy. Thanks so much for chiming ...Awwww. Hey there, Roy. Thanks so much for chiming in with such kind words and thoughts. I do remember that clarity and feel so grateful for it.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-46123776410434893832014-06-05T15:57:38.823-04:002014-06-05T15:57:38.823-04:00That's an awesome testimony, Lisa. Thank you. ...That's an awesome testimony, Lisa. Thank you. Hearing of your grandmother encourages me to share more with my children who I do believe also have the gene.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-42031926704034448432014-06-05T12:34:16.541-04:002014-06-05T12:34:16.541-04:00I appreciate you reading and responding to my ramb...I appreciate you reading and responding to my ramble, Spring.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-22577010597124255172014-06-05T10:17:30.508-04:002014-06-05T10:17:30.508-04:00I so appreciate reading both your post and Ms. Moo...I so appreciate reading both your post and Ms. Moon's on religion. The central precept of Love just shines through and gracefully allows for differences that are so beautifully and thoughtfully expressed.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053711512380328100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-41067524126042807492014-06-05T09:44:36.202-04:002014-06-05T09:44:36.202-04:00Ms Moon really got us thinking in a holy way, didn...Ms Moon really got us thinking in a holy way, didn't she? I love this, and am especially moved by the way you felt strengthened and supported and HELD when Deanna died. You, like Mary, live the highest precepts of Love, and if that's not the indwelling Spirit I don't know what is. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-35505479963737503192014-06-05T09:39:55.035-04:002014-06-05T09:39:55.035-04:00Wow, just, wow. You put into words my feelings abo...Wow, just, wow. You put into words my feelings about God. Thank you! SassyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-34164504350703776302014-06-05T08:58:47.252-04:002014-06-05T08:58:47.252-04:00You know, it's like less than a hair's bre...You know, it's like less than a hair's breadth, what you and I believe. You just have the gene, I do not not. Otherwise, there is so much same-same that it's barely worth mentioning. <br />And like I said- there are times (many times!) when I wish I believed that there was a Deity who is wrapping me in His arms but you know? I just don't. And it's okay because I feel the love you speak of and dare I say Love? <br />And I love you.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-5336564622336687812014-06-05T08:44:12.892-04:002014-06-05T08:44:12.892-04:00I love your equanimity about all of it. You are j...I love your equanimity about all of it. You are just an inherently //good// person, and I think (and I'm happy you agree) that it is His intervention, and love just for who you are, for this good person He created, that led you to favor all these years. He put you right where you need to be, and you let His light shine every day on the wards, at home, even through your writing...and #uoeno it. And even that moment of astounding clarity and peace after Deanna died was yet another gift. People who've been in church all their lives haven't even reached that level of understanding. That's why I love the modern church euphemism of relationship, not religion.royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071866119787081571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-61974747984458980752014-06-05T08:31:03.309-04:002014-06-05T08:31:03.309-04:00Like you, I have always known the presence of God....Like you, I have always known the presence of God. I can't remember a single day that He was not in, even before I understood Him. When I held my mother's hand He wrapped His arms around me and told me that she was home now and the next time I will see her we will have the relationship He always intended. And the morning 10 years ago when Dr. Stiles came into the consultation room to tell me that I had cancer, He was standing behind that Herman Miller pink recliner with His hand on my shoulder letting me know that He had this one too. I went to church as a child and had a grandmother who assigned us passages of scripture to memorize. I appreciate that. But I believe in Him because He has always been a real presence for me.<br /><br />I am glad that He was there with you in that moment. I know how powerful that is. Thank you for such a beautiful testimony. Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-20067649846482832712014-06-05T07:56:45.385-04:002014-06-05T07:56:45.385-04:00Thank you. I like the way you put that. I have bee...Thank you. I like the way you put that. I have been trying to understand reconcile my faith, with human rights equity you made it simple. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333887601538488404noreply@blogger.com