Comments on: “God’s in His Heaven; All is Right with the World”

By: jbdean

jbdean — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:04:08 +0000

My thanks to Pantoufle, too! I am shocked that a verse from such a famous poet as Browning didn’t come up on the first page of my search when I Googled the quote. It was surprising that this blog came up first on the list out of everything! So now I know and … “All’s right with the world!”

By: Kimberly at Echowood

Kimberly at Echowood — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:18:38 +0000

Kat,
Thank you so much for your comments. I feel so honored and humbled that you would discover my blog and be so inspired by it—that it would help you in your efforts to communicate better with your husband about faith matters. Wow.

Your story is so interesting to me…..I think I might just e-mail you so we can chat more. I understand that “disconnect” you mention between you and your husband since you decided to return to the church of your babyhood. This is the same thing I have experienced. It’s so frustrating to see the truth and beauty of the Church yet not be able to get the person most important to us to see it too. I have to work VERY hard at keeping my mouth shut, believe me!

I hope you will visit me often here at Echowood. I will drop you a line via e-mail soon, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! God bless you!

By: Kimberly at Echowood

Kimberly at Echowood — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:12:47 +0000

Pantoufle,
I don’t mind your commenting on an old post at all. Feel free to comment anywhere you please! I’m glad you like my blog. It’s so interesting to me to “meet” new friends this way and find out that there are all sorts of people reading.

I had no idea where that “God’s in his heaven” quote came from, myself. I just knew that it fit my situation on that day, so I used it. Thank you so much for setting the record straight about where it comes from. There are so many people who want to know—I know this because I’ve had SO MANY hits to my blog from people who type that quote into a search engine and wind up here! Now with your quoting the entire passage, they will be able to have their answer.

Thanks for dropping by!

By: Pantoufle

Pantoufle — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:57:14 +0000

I’m sorry to comment on an older post, but I only just started reading your (great) blog today… and though I’m usually the lurker type I just absolutely have to correct the misunderstanding about the origins of that quote.

It’s actually from Robert Browning’s work PIPPA PASSES (sorry Guy).
The longer passage goes like this:

The year’s at the spring,
And day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hill-side’s dew-pearled;
The lark’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in his Heaven -
All’s right with the world!

as far as I know, Browning was a Christian and really meant this (with the capital G and everything).

By: Kathy Klavon

Kathy Klavon — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:16:09 +0000

Hi Kimberly
Wow, it seems that we have some things in common. I feel like God has sent me directly to you. )
I was born a Catholic in a (non-practicing) in name only family. My husband and I will be married 16 years on June 20th! We have 3 children, 16, 14, and 6. When we met, both of us we’re God centered/spiritual people. We decided to look for a church together and eventually agreed on a Lutheran church that we liked. Indeed, the Lutheran’s can be very friendly and warm – so it felt like a good idea. We were married in the Lutheran Church, being welcomed to get married while I was pregant with our first son. I refused to get married until our son was born. We loved the church, until I had an experience that made me question my faith – and leave. My heart was never at peace until I could be reconnected with my spiritual life – so, I decided to go back to the Catholic church. This was the beginning of a kind of disconnect between us. I never really thought that it would be the way that it is now (for me). I have been blessed to have my husband support my Catholicism, and even raising our children as Catholics. Two of the three were baptised as Lutheran! Anyway, my husband has always been so gracious about letting me have my way. His goal, as mine has always been that our boys be raised with a strong faith in God. He has attended mass with me for all these years. Up until recently, I believe because I have been talking about Eucharist and the belief that only Catholics should take it in the church. I mean, I used to take Communion at the Lutheran church without regard to anything. And so, it is my belief that he should be able to take Eucharist at our church even though he is not Catholic. (I am not looking to get yelled at by any other bloggers here) So, I think I have pushed him into going back to the Lutheran church. It’s not like he ever had any intention of becoming Catholic, but over the years, I thought that it would rub off on him and he would want to. As my Catholicm continues to mature, I feel that I am becoming more defensive. I find an overt dislike for Catholics, and I never really felt that so strongly before. It makes me sad, and yet – I wish people honestly understood the purity of our faith. I think they would have a greater appreciation of it altogether. Nonetheless, I appreciated reading your blog. It would be great to get to talk to someone who can understand what I feel. It is a unique experience to be in a “mixed denomination” marriage. I hope you had a very Blessed Easter Vigil. I pray that your husband opens his heart and will come to support you. After reading your blog, I have seemingly been not so loving to mine – I’ve been smug and self-rightous. I loved what you said about (Peter 1). I never shut up or stop making him feel like crap when I am trying so hard to convince him of something. He on the other hand is always so loving and so gracious to me. His heart has shown me Christ much more than I have to him. When I think of this, it makes me sad. You have given me something to think about! I am so grateful to have found you this day. God’s Blessings for your life and marriage – and may you be filled with Peace and Serenity about your choice to be Catholic. I pray that someday my husband convert so we can experience our faith in the same way. We are going to go to a Marriage Encounter in September. I look forward to learning how to hold up my end of the deal. LOL.
Peace and Love,
Kat
Feel free to email me anytime!

By: Kimberly at Echowood

Kimberly at Echowood — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:43:57 +0000

Hi Karen,
Your story gives me hope; thank you so much for sharing it. My husband didn’t attend my Confirmation, either (which was in October, not at the Vigil), but that was understandable. I think he is just still very uncomfortable with the whole deal of my being Catholic—actually sitting in a Mass is more than he can do right now (I think he felt very out of place at Christmas). But I’ll keep praying! I have visited your blog recently (love that header!) and plan to check it out again soon. Thanks for stopping by mine! God bless you and yours this Easter!

Hi Guy,
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I had no idea where that quote came from; it just seemed appropriate for the day. Of course, in truth the world is really a great big mess, but when we consider the sovereignty of God, then all really does become well, after all. I converted to Lutheranism before I ever even had any desire to know more about Catholicism. There is much to like about the Lutheran church. I remember how intimidated I was, at first, by the liturgy, the “peace be with you”s, going up to the front for Communion (and having it twice a month, no less!). But once I got used to it, I loved it. I have always felt so WELCOME in the Lutheran church—people are so friendly there. But of course, eventually I found it was not enough. I am always interested in hearing/reading what other denominations believe and finding all the ways we are alike and different. Your comment about the head coverings was interesting. Nice to hear from you. Have a blessed Easter!

~ Kimberly

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:06:36 +0000

Did a web search on the quote about God being in heaven and all being right with the world. That quote was used in the anime
series NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (not a Christian story but it did have some Christian symbolism). I’m a convert to Lutheranism.
I suppose my friend Randy would want me
to convert to Orthodoxy. And I guess another
friend might want me to convert to Roman Catholicism. I do value the Roman Catholics friend’s insight on bioethics. He is a physician. He used to be a CEO (Christmas Easter Only) Catholic. But became a practicing Catholic over time. I have another Roman Catholic friend who is a convert from Lutheranism. She used to be a school teacher, but now works at a tutoring center.
I remember writing an email comment about head coverings that I had seen at a Church of the East congregation. The Roman Catholic tutor poster her argument in favor of the head covering and my Presbyterian friend responded “Amen.” And my Orthodox friend mentioned the practice of head coverings at his church. While I am not convinced about the head coverings, it was interesting to see agreement among different denominations.

By: Karen Edmisten

Karen Edmisten — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:44:50 +0000

Blessings to you in this Holy Week.

My husband didn’t attend the Vigil in which I was received into the Church, and he did not come into the Church himself until five years later (and for four of those five years I was convinced it would *never* happen.) Prayers for both of you and for your family.