Comments on: The Secret History of Hagar: When God Invisibly Comforts the Oppressed https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Sat, 07 Nov 2015 09:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/#comment-21409 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:22:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46275#comment-21409 In reply to jay_tyson.

Jay, what does she say about Hagar? Can you summarise? Thanks much!

]]> By: jay_tyson https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/#comment-21408 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:06:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46275#comment-21408 Interesting perspective on a very difficult story and what it may mean to us. Phyllis Tribles ‘Texts of Terror’ also analyses this story and gives some sobering insights.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/#comment-21407 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 08:48:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46275#comment-21407 In reply to Sue.

Thanks, Sue. I found those thoughts comforting too!

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/#comment-21406 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 08:47:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46275#comment-21406 In reply to Adele Chapman.

Thanks much, Adele. Difficult to read because of the catalogue of atrocities?

]]> By: Sue https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/#comment-21405 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:22:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46275#comment-21405 Yes, Yes, yes! Moving and encouraging and sobering. The Rescuer is not contained by flesh and blood. His secret, tender whispers are not always our Western answers. Thanks.

]]> By: Adele Chapman https://anitamathias.com/2013/06/28/the-god-who-sees-the-oppressed-and-comforts-the-afflicted/#comment-21404 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:15:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46275#comment-21404 Thank you, thank you, Anita. This was difficult to read and yet incredibly comforting. I desperately needed to read it today.

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