tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670296975576583968.post9075986522916011899..comments2023-07-05T11:18:00.799+01:00Comments on With a Song in my Heart: On FearSong in my Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13108400300327113931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670296975576583968.post-84775490499385576102009-05-19T23:06:11.321+01:002009-05-19T23:06:11.321+01:00Thank you, Ostrich. I do intend to keep writing. I...Thank you, Ostrich. I do intend to keep writing. I hope that you will, too.Song in my Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108400300327113931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670296975576583968.post-50480700650762395742009-05-19T22:04:00.000+01:002009-05-19T22:04:00.000+01:00Another amazing post. Thank you. It is that possib...Another amazing post. Thank you. It is that possibility of anonymity which has allowed me to say the otherwise unspeakable truths. This post shows how precious it can be, and how brave you are. Thank you for your courage, once again you have spoken the truth which you know and which shows just how extraordinary human beings so very often are. I do hope you will continue to write from your songful heart. Its a joy to listen to its sound.Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706909762479956228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670296975576583968.post-28736392072502147972009-05-19T18:36:00.000+01:002009-05-19T18:36:00.000+01:00Ironic that you show such courage as you write abo...<I>Ironic that you show such courage as you write about your fears. I'm tempted to offer reflections on my own fears, but maybe the blog isn't the place, as there is always a balance between helpful and frightening vulnerability in the relationship of priest and people.<br /></I><BR><BR>It's easier to do because I do have a relatively anonymous place for it. You won't find me baring my soul quite this way on my more professional blog (which is extremely neglected of late, and which I will not link to from here anyway); there are practical reasons for that, as well as professional ones. In any situation where we have responsibility for the care of another it's important to be aware of their fears and vulnerabilities, too. Everything I write online could in theory be traced back to me, so it's a situation of calculated risk, rather than a belief that I'm actually entirely anonymous here: I trust those who do know who I am to keep schtum about it.<br /><br />Of course, there's nothing stopping you writing a long anonymous comment somewhere, if you really need to know your words will be read rather than just jotting them down on paper, or e-mailing someone you trust about such things. Again, it's a calculated risk...<br /><br /><I>The obvious conclusion from your writing is, of course, the one you hint at yourself..that perfect love casts out fear. I'm glad that love is helping you to be less fearful xx</I><BR><BR>I'm glad, too. It does seem to expand to fill any space I leave for it and a lot of spaces I hadn't intended to.Song in my Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108400300327113931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670296975576583968.post-52281730788776514602009-05-19T18:03:00.000+01:002009-05-19T18:03:00.000+01:00Ironic that you show such courage as you write abo...Ironic that you show such courage as you write about your fears. I'm tempted to offer reflections on my own fears, but maybe the blog isn't the place, as there is always a balance between helpful and frightening vulnerability in the relationship of priest and people.<br />The obvious conclusion from your writing is, of course, the one you hint at yourself..that perfect love casts out fear. I'm glad that love is helping you to be less fearful xxKathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.com