tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post8217064906714073008..comments2023-09-28T21:45:32.037-05:00Comments on Methodist Doctrine, Spirit, Discipline: The effect of private prayerLaura Fellemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12473972360668571164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post-54148010120127576802013-09-24T16:28:24.752-05:002013-09-24T16:28:24.752-05:00Thanks for the excellent suggestion. I read the w...Thanks for the excellent suggestion. I read the wiki on the etymology of awe as well as the wiki on Rudolf Otto. Both awe and numinous seem to be associated with a sense of fear and trembling. The reaction I'm trying to name seems more "heart strangely warmed" than "mysterium tremendum." It has a soothing effect on me. Thanks again for pointing me towards Otto and awe.Laura Fellemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473972360668571164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post-40181169857606218602013-09-24T03:20:35.331-05:002013-09-24T03:20:35.331-05:00Laura, sometimes I read your blog without a writte...Laura, sometimes I read your blog without a written comment. Most times I find your contributions inspiring and thoughtful. This time I feel that the old understanding of the English word "awe" could be close to what you want to describe. "Awe" is a word the meaning of which must be rather felt than "understood", not far from what Rudolf Otto is pointing at when he speaks of the experience of the "numinous"?theodischttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669478426528282611noreply@blogger.com