A Journey of a Girl, and a Bear
“For what good, for what divine purpose is the maker of the sparrow present at its death, if he does not care what becomes of it? What is he there for, I repeat, if he have no care that it go well with his bird in its dying, that it be neither comfortless nor lost … Continue reading The Heart of the Universe
I have been so busy lately, and you could say laden with many burdens. It's not that it's been terrible, just a lot of things, on several fronts at the same time. And it's not that I mind the work, or figuring out the answers to the challenges life has sent my way. That's what … Continue reading A Quiet Thought
I have come back to read The Pilgrim's Regress again, and my sense of wonder is refreshed once more at CS Lewis's depth of insight in this book. There are so many important and beautiful pieces - that is, pieces that are good, and true; and so, at the crest, crowned for me with the … Continue reading Images, Forms, Haunting, and Burning
Up across windy wastes and up Went Alfred over the shaws, Shaken of the joy of giants, The joy without a cause. In the slopes away to the western bays, Where blows not ever a tree, He washed his soul in the west wind And his body in the sea. And he set to rhyme … Continue reading An Everlasting Laugh
I was praying and asking for wisdom recently, seeking guidance on what to do in a rather frustrating situation. As I walked and prayed, out of the blue came this line from my favorite poem, The joy of the giants, The joy without a cause.1 A smile came to my lips, and even … Continue reading The Joy of the Giants
How little people know who think holiness is dull. When one meets the real thing, it is irresistible. — C.S. Lewis
