tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post1710582944910943113..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: Grunion and GraceChris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-62040349719669380172017-05-17T11:27:08.966-04:002017-05-17T11:27:08.966-04:00I received this wonderful response early this morn...I received this wonderful response early this morning, and the writer has agreed for me to copy it here anonymously:<br /><br />My eyes are filled with tears!!<br /><br />My partner that passed away...years ago I took him for a night sail on my beloved St. Andrews Bay, where I grew up....a windy night, no clouds, full moon, so romantic. He was fascinated with the phosphorescent particles that glistened behind us in the soundless wake of the boat. <br /><br />I told him my grandmother said it was an old Indian tale...that they were stars that had fallen into the bay....they only come to us at special times, the same way that when we die, parts of us are left that occasionally glisten, just like the stars in the Bay.<br /><br />At his funeral I remember thinking he was one more star in the Bay....and just last weekend I was down there and had a wonderful chat with him as I waded in the dark evening water....on a clear night, remembering that just because we don't always see the stars that have fallen in the Bay, we can still sometimes see them....at that moment a small wave broke on the flats created by low tide...and as it subsided I saw the edges rimmed with stars that had fallen into the Bay...and my partner was there with me and suddenly we were back on the sailboat, on my beloved Bay.....on a very romantic night when we were young men and deeply in love.<br /><br />You could not POSSIBLY have written something that would resonate with me any more than this did this morning...the tears were joy.<br /><br />Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-62111995924987635202017-05-17T09:25:07.164-04:002017-05-17T09:25:07.164-04:00Thank you so much, David, for your kind words. I h...Thank you so much, David, for your kind words. I hope your hope is fulfilled!Chris Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-5180004102915692442017-05-17T08:49:59.661-04:002017-05-17T08:49:59.661-04:00To automatically see the grace in all of life, tha...To automatically see the grace in all of life, that is the true gift of grace. You are blessed with that gift, Chris, a gift I hope someday to receive. David L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09368963261559237990noreply@blogger.com