Where is God?
Welcome
Heart Tales is a monthly newsletter for people on an adventure toward wholeness. It is published by Jim Cyr, storyteller, author, and crisis intervention specialist.
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Where is God?
Two stories adapted from Martin Buber’s classic, Tales of the Hasidim, speak to the question of “Where is God?”
Someone once said to a great rabbi, “I’ll give you a gold coin if you tell me where God lives!”
The rabbi replied, “And I’ll give you two gold coins if you tell me where he doesn’t!”
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“Where is the dwelling of God?” This was the question with which a great rabbi surprised a number of pious and holy people who happened to be visiting him.
The people laughed at the rabbi: “What a thing to ask! Is not the whole world full of his glory?”
Then the rabbi answered his own question: “God dwells wherever people let him in.”
Thought to Ponder
Feeling lonely? Where is God?
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What’s on My Desk
Currently, I am reading…
Wisdom in the Telling. Finding Inspiration and Grace in Traditional Folktales and Myths Retold, by Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi. The twenty folktales and myths in this book deal with universal themes such as love, and life, fears and foibles, dreams and gifts. I’ve read many of the stories before but Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi does a masterful job bringing them to life putting her own unique spin on each one.
Heart Tales News
Where’s Jim at?
July 12, 2009 - preaching at Grace Community Church, Franklin Lakes, NJ
August 5-8, 2009 - attending the Network of Biblical Storytellers Festival Gathering at Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, N.C.
September 2, 2009 - speaking at Essex County Family Support Organization Youth Partnership
September 20, 27, October 4 -teaching and telling stories in the Presbyterian Church of Westfield Life Long Learning Class
Book
My book, The Cracked Pot: Finding Grace in the Cracks of Child Abuse is available at Amazon.com
“This is one man’s true story of the unspeakable things that were done to him as a child and his rocky journey through adulthood to find God, peace AND his true self.”
Blog
If you enjoy this newsletter, check out The Heart Tales Blog at http://hearttales.net/blog. The blog is published every Monday and Thursday. Check out the current series on The Magic Brocade.
About Jim & Heart Tales
The true spirit of my work is to lead people on a life-changing adventure toward wholeness by connecting their hearts to their true selves, to others, and to God, through stories of healing, wisdom, and faith. My life-changing adventure toward wholeness includes performances of folk and fairy tales, sacred stories, and personal stories, and workshops on how to tell stories in therapeutic settings.
Feedback
“Jim’s storytelling spoke to many of the problems our women face on the road to recovery from addiction and gave them options for handling those problems they had not considered before.”
Helen Raytek, Program Director, Crawford House
“Jim, I want to thank you for your time, efforts, and talents in presenting your Clinical Benefits of Storytelling Workshop. I was very impressed with your professional and fun deliverance of the material and many useful resources and examples. I felt I benefited from it both personally and professionally, and will use what I learned…”
John J. D. Schweska, L.P.C. Assistant Program Director, Mobile Response and Stabilization Services, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen
“…your newsletter is a wonderful resource, and I hope that many will subscribe to it.”
Dr. Robert Bela Wilhelm, Storyfest Ministry
“…Thank you once again, Jim, for sharing your stories/your story and influencing my healing.”
Eileen