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peace be with you.

grace and peace. no guilt.

take the time you need. grace and peace, indeed.

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

As the writer of this blog, more times than not, you give and we receive. Please know that, for this typist (I dare not say writer ...), this is a time for us to give to you. As written above, may you feel the grace and peace of God with no guilt. You and your friend are in my prayers.

David Spitko

God bless, Gordon. We all always have to live one day at a time. Though at times like this for you, I'm sure it seems that much harder to see very far ahead. Thanks for being here for us so regularly.

OK, so do what you need to do. I (usually) am ministered to by what you post, but hey, we won't die if we don't read something new from you every day. What the hell, what the hell, what the hell. (See, I can cuss, too).

That "living one day at a time" thing? Welcome to my world.

So perk up, preacherman; this too shall pass. Besides, I sure don't want you to have a throbbing, painful....obligation.

John Randolph, fellow Texan

Help your friend. We will still be here when you're back.

May you know that Jesus is walking by your side as you walk by your friend's side.

I look forward to your next blog entry, but when the time is right for you.

Last week I stood beside the bed of a man, unconscious, his life sustained by machines. As I cried for him I couldn't think of anything to say other than: "The peace of the Lord be with you."

Today I don't know what to say to you other than: "The peace of the Lord be with you."

RLP (I still think of you as that, not Gordon), thanks for letting us know that you have a "burden" that needs to be shared. We don't need to look inside to see what it is, just know that there are many shoulders lifting it (and you) up to the presence of the Lord.

Holly

Praying for you, and your friend, and all those affected by the problem in question: may there be a river of grace to lift you up and carry you through.

- Gramina

It has all been said already and so well that I can only add my voice to the chorus of voices. ~ Peregrinato

Take all the time you need. We love you, and we are grateful to be part of your life. But we don't need to be all of it.

Gail D

You are more anonymous than you realize. Obligations suck, as does guilt.
Michael

I love you--sis

God bless,Preacherman.

Love, Marya.

May you both/all (you mention the 'one who needs you now', though I suspect there may be more than one person affected/involved) be lifted up. We'll be here praying and waiting quietly. When/if you are able to dicuss it later, we will be here to listen.

bigbrotherinlaw

Dear RLP, Helping those in turmoil is not easy. Remember Isaiah 30:21, “And your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, ‘this is the way, walk in it. Whether you turn to the left or the right.’” He is already there before you. NMF

Dear Gordon,

When you started your blog, it was really for you. You had things that needed to be said, and saying them anonymously, to the ether, was a good thing to do, cathartic even.

Now that you have lost the freedom of anonymity, you should know that the blog is still for you. We are just the fortunate readers who benefit from your need to write your truth. There is no obligation there to us. We receive much from the wisdom that you share, but you do not owe us that. As you said, the living is more important than the writing. You have to experience life, the good and the bad, to be able to write about it as you do.

So, with that said, friend, attend to the work of your life. Be with the person who needs you now, and know that we are here for you, and we will be here whenever you are led to write again.

In the Light,
D. Young

Take care, Gordon. You gotta do what you gotta do. May His peace be with you and yours.
Mich

It is a wonderful thing to be given the opportunity to give back to someone who has given so much. Take all the time that God needs you to. It all comes out in the wash.

Blessings

Jennifer

Blessings RLP--I am (and from comments I know "we" are) blessed by your honesty, your presence, your liquid and engaging prose...and even more so when you say, "enough" for now...grace and peace to you and friend...gail

Ditto to the above. I have never personally met you, but you have a friend in North Carolina. Go take care of business. I'll see you when I see you.

Would reading a blogging friend help?
It's about life being hard, and wearing the hats. I'd be honoured if you popped over, and more so if my story can ease things a bit for you. It's the Acts of Kindess- personal moments,..more...section.
Hard hard stuff for me to write, I'm not you,:^) at the end of the day, I don't have the hats you have to wear. If I can help in any way, please let me know. I'm praying for you preacher. Bene D

Hi RLP,

As has already been said - Peace to you and those whom you love and care for.

Don't obsess we will survive without for a time and welcome you back when you are free to share your time with us.

My prayers join with those of the commenters above.

ScoG Blog

praying for you Bro'

one of the things that stands out about you is that you get your priorities right (most of the time!). The fact that you will stand by those who need you, when they need you is part of what makes you you. And we wouldn't have it any other way.

take care of your friend, and yourself.

Idle-Pilgrim

This is what I needed to hear right at this very point in my life. Funny how that works. Thank you. And peace be with you.

Rev. Ref

One day at a time...maybe robot-like, one foot mindlessly finding a place in front of the other...sometimes it will seem you are crawling, helpless.

It's harsh...and it seems like so damn much. Too damn much.

I haven't journeyed this path, but I have come close...each such sojourn is lined with its own peculiar stalks of sorrow. There is no way to guide you...no map...and, in truth, only small comforts to offer.

I know at times you will cry out and beg to be leaned upon...to be needed. And you will pray not to be needed at all.

At times you will wonder if anyone is listening...and that will be painful too.

Suffering takes many forms...a gilded beast and twisted blessing.

But there's always pain. Take witness too of courage...and be mindful of miracles.

I'm sad that you must become intimate with suffering.

I'm so sorry for that.

Yet, I do thank God for allowing me to tell my friend today - and I pray he understood - that I will share whatever portion of this pain he will allow.

No matter where his walk ends...no matter the mindless clutter that must be kicked out of the way...I will be there, should he need to lean on someone for a while.

We made that vow once...before the body of Christ...to be there "in the hard times too."

I plan to abide by it. Know that my friend.

May the Lord bless you and keep you...

"Pepe"

We are on the same path, brother. We will all wait for you to continue.

May the peace of Christ be with you

pilgrim

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages."

This is your "world", you're one man playing one of your many parts. Be a friend, fall apart, self-destruct, because as you know well, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (a cliche, yes, but proven true). I hate it when "life" is not much more than a four-letter word. And when I ramble or "trite write" in a comment.

...and at the "life is hard" times of my own, my prayers become one of surrender and demand........."God, if you choose not to change my circumstance, change me through the circumstance...".

RLP,
If you want to write from an anonymous point again, start up a blogger or myspace account. Forget all of the bio and your typical images and become another random blogger for the world to read - and don't tell anyone it's you...
- off queue

I'm praying...

There is a secret strength hidden inside of each of us that leaps out the minute someone we greatly care for is in need. Your secret strength has leaped out and it is doing everything it needs to do for the moment. It will be there as long as you need it to be it won't let you down. This little hidden strength also numbs you leaving you without the ability to express yourself. So at this point, pull out the old sermons and articles, if that will take a small burden off your shoulders. Do only what you need to do for yourself, your family and that very special person!!!! Prayers and blessings to you!

I don't have any fancy quotes or god words to sling your way, but I can say good luck, and I'll say an extra prayer for you tonight.

~Mark

our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We love you and him

Bruce wilkins

you know, that really fucking sucks that followers of Jesus don't have the liberty to be transparent.

Churchianity at large has a list of "acceptable" topics which are "allowed" to be talked about, and others are not.

I'm not talking about maintaining privacy for the sake of dignity here. I'm talking about the grander taboo of the masking and suppression that is amuck in Churchianity.

The same who don't allow raw, gut honest, train-wreck heart talk are the same people sitting in the aisle with that church-going man in PA who lit up a school house full of girls a few weeks ago.

It's the same folks who were in the pews next to the preacher's wife in TN who shot her husband a few months back.

The same who were doting their cheshire-cat smiles in church to the lady in Houston who drowned her five kids a few years ago.

When are we going to stop this BULLSHIT, Church?

Stick your Blessing Gospel up your ass and start getting real with people.

You aren't getting dirty with people now, but you'll have plenty of time to get dirty in hell you whitewashed tombs. You look good to men and inside you are full of dead men's bones.

God be with you, sir, as you are compassion (com = with, passion = pain) to your hurting friend. And bleep all these bleepers who would give you some kind of shit for it, wherever that nonsense is coming from.

Clay Cope