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I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.

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In a Funk, Faith is the way out

Posted by Don Paine

People who have never been in a funk have no idea what they are missing.  It is a lonely place even though there are caring people around you.  It is like you cannot see or hear them which creates frustration for them and you.  For them in that they are trying to help without doing it for you.  For you it is frustrating in that you do not want to be treated like a new born who cannot do for themselves but at the same time you do not feel capable even though you are.

In some ways everyone has been in a negative funk at some time in their lives.  It is a hopeless helpless place even though you are neither helpless or hopeless you fell that way.

Winston Church said, "When you find your self going through hell keep going".  When you find yourself in a funk look up to the one who is the maker of heaven and earth and hear him say, "I am the maker of heaven and earth, it will be okay, It is not okay right now but trust me really trust me I will be with you and we will get through this as brothers in suffering. So man what is your problem that the maker of heaven and earth cannot help with, huh?  Those words came to me as I looked out into the setting sun, the dusk of delight in which God had this message.


In the twilight of the impending darkness of night is hidden a message of abiding delight
"I am with you always, even to the end of whatever is for at the end of what ever is, 
is the endless massage of God's loving hands that hold you 
 the same hands that formed and holds the world are the hands that formed and hold you.

The maker of heaven and Earth is the Parakalein of presence in all times for all times.


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