{"id":10472,"date":"2009-09-06T13:56:15","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T21:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=10472"},"modified":"2009-09-06T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T21:57:46","slug":"connecting-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=10472","title":{"rendered":"Connecting To God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was just looking at a new book: &quot;<A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jewish-Meditation-Practices-Everyday-Life\/dp\/158023397X\">Jewish meditation practices for everyday life: awakening your heart, connecting with God<\/a>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>What if these practices actually worked and you did connect to God? I can&#8217;t imagine it would be too pleasant. Sounds bloody terrifying to me. I think I&#8217;d prefer to stay disconnected, thank you very much.<\/p>\n<p>If I ever attain the qualities I pray for &#8212; fear of God, love of God, humility, love of Torah, etc &#8212; I&#8217;d have to change my life.<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t sound too comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>No, thank you. I&#8217;m really very happy as I am. Don&#8217;t want to change. Moderation in all things. That&#8217;s my motto.<\/p>\n<p>Bob&#8217;s your uncle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was just looking at a new book: &quot;Jewish meditation practices for everyday life: awakening your heart, connecting with God&quot; What if these practices actually worked and you did connect to God? 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