The thing about words is that at some point they need to stop.
The deeper the mystery , the more difficult it is to communicate. The best words for the deep realities are words that emerge from silence. So, it is important from time to time to step aside from the struggle to communicate and return to the source out of which words flow.
It is time for IASP to take a break from words.
Thank you to all those who have so faithfully followed along, especially on this Thomas journey we have shared through Lent. May our spirits continue to be nurtured and sustained by the great flow of love to which our words, at their best, always seek to point.
God Bless you all,
Christopher
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nb: when I went to post this little note, I realized that eight years ago today, I first posted on IASP at WordPress. Happy Birthday IASP WordPress, you are eight years old today.
(my first ever IASP post was at http://inaspaciousplace.blogspot.ca/ on 6 August 2008. So, this summer, IASP will actually be ten years old)
In A Spacious Place 
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April 2, 2018 at 8:06 am
Pamela Welle
Thank you for sharing yourself with us Christopher. I’m grateful.
April 2, 2018 at 9:03 am
akincross
And thank for your thoughful and insightful commentary on the Gospel of Thomas!
April 2, 2018 at 9:53 am
tressbackhouse
There are no adequate words ! Thank you
April 2, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Patricia Speak
I thank you for the Gospel of Thomas that you have just completed! I have found them to be so meaningful and helpful. I have printed all of them to share with my centering prayer group.
Many blessings!!
April 2, 2018 at 7:33 pm
Jlee
Thank you so much! I have no personal history as a Christian. I have so enjoyed every word of your interpretation of the Gospel of Thomas. It was very profound and insightful and rich. I could never have seen it this way without you. I will miss having your words at the beginning of my day.
April 3, 2018 at 7:21 pm
Jeannie Napier
Thank you for all that Christopher – much appreciated.
I hope to be in Victoria BC mid May , meet you and come to your services at St Phillips.
J Napier – South Australia
April 3, 2018 at 8:22 pm
Christopher Page
how lovely. Do be sure to introduce yourself!
April 4, 2018 at 11:51 am
Frances Dorman
Thank.you so much for all your insights into the Gospel of Thomas. I really appreciate them.
April 5, 2018 at 11:41 am
Lori
I found your blog through Richard Rohr and have looked forward to it each morning for about 6 months now. You came along at the time my life, as I knew it, fell apart. Also my theology was not relevant and I was questioning all that I had ever heard or was taught….even the existence of God. Your words came to me like water in a desert. I had not realized how thirsty I was.
Some days I copied sections of your words in my journal to reflect and ponder. An example is “Jesus pokes a stick in the spinning wheel of fear. There is nothing left to achieve, nothing to prove, nothing to get. The ‘lilies of the field’ have no power other than the power of their own inherent beauty. When we rest in the deep thirty of our own beauty, fear begins to dissipate”
I continue to have dark days but just knowing you exist gives me hope.
It appears you are going to take a break from your blog. I know you listen well so I trust God will be providing for me through other voices, and through the inner voice of his spirit.
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May 3, 2018 at 9:48 am
tressbackhouse
is this a final goodbye or hopefully a break ?the problem is sometimes they do not restart it and i miss something!
May 5, 2018 at 4:47 am
Christopher Page
I am not quite sure of the answer to your question. This “break” has gone on longer than I originally anticipated. I expect now it may extend through the summer. I have posted almost daily for a decade now, nearly 3,000 posts. It is time to evaluate and feel where the energy is flowing. Bless you for your faithfulness and appreciation as a regular reader of IASP over so many years.
May 5, 2018 at 8:47 am
Lori Coleman
I only wish I would have discovered your blog a decade ago. But, in reality, I wasn’t ready for it. Thank you for your faithfulness.