“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.“ Matthew 18:3
The magic of our youth. The elixir of life. It is not found in being younger but in the awestruck, child-like wonder of holy Beauty, which we once had, unknowingly, as a child. Jesus never grew out of this. He eternally embodied it as beholder and Son of His Father in Heaven. May we be filled with His joy as we behold Him.
I recently had the thought that to participate in prayer is the secret to truly living. There are meant forms of prayer so take that however you will. My mother in law, who recently lost her husband, said her home was without life. She missed the feeling of life. Later, I told her, I felt the secret to it returning was prayer. And it has held true. For us both.
"The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild."
This quote by Chesterton is exactly what I was thinking of when I saw the title of your book, which I just heard of today. I'll consider ordering it. I've found myself pondering beauty for many years now, and it feels like a topic one could never exhaust. Beauty points to the Divine (something that came to me on a walk) and I don't think I'll ever be able to stop thinking about that. Someone (can't recall the name) has a note on their Substack about "rummaging the world for beauty", and I like how that is put. I like to believe that's what I am doing, because there is so much that is not beautiful, but if we have eyes to see (not necessarily just physical sight), it's there, even in the bleakest of circumstances. It's there.
“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.“ Matthew 18:3
The magic of our youth. The elixir of life. It is not found in being younger but in the awestruck, child-like wonder of holy Beauty, which we once had, unknowingly, as a child. Jesus never grew out of this. He eternally embodied it as beholder and Son of His Father in Heaven. May we be filled with His joy as we behold Him.
Really looking forward to the new book, man!
YES YES - great thoughts here
- and perhaps (?) why some artists seem weird.
You know it is real when you use a pentative Al Pacino thumbnail.
hahah there is no coming back from this kind of morose contemplation
I recently had the thought that to participate in prayer is the secret to truly living. There are meant forms of prayer so take that however you will. My mother in law, who recently lost her husband, said her home was without life. She missed the feeling of life. Later, I told her, I felt the secret to it returning was prayer. And it has held true. For us both.
prayer is so key
Expletive YES!
The ending about preordering was somehow beautiful and encouraging as well haha
Thanks mate! Looking forward to Feb!
much love
PREORDERED AND CANT WAIT!
WE LOVE TO HEAR IT
"The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild."
This quote by Chesterton is exactly what I was thinking of when I saw the title of your book, which I just heard of today. I'll consider ordering it. I've found myself pondering beauty for many years now, and it feels like a topic one could never exhaust. Beauty points to the Divine (something that came to me on a walk) and I don't think I'll ever be able to stop thinking about that. Someone (can't recall the name) has a note on their Substack about "rummaging the world for beauty", and I like how that is put. I like to believe that's what I am doing, because there is so much that is not beautiful, but if we have eyes to see (not necessarily just physical sight), it's there, even in the bleakest of circumstances. It's there.
ok I have to read more Chesterton, where do I start?