Your reflections remind me of words I wrote in the preface to my book, "Hearts on Pilgrimage Poems & Prayers" which was released in 2021, the second year of the pandemic.
"Publishing a book of poetry, noticing the good, true, and beautiful, seems a fruitless endeavor in the midst of challenges and heartache. But we will always have trouble and sorrow with us. While we live in a fallen world, we live with a risen Savior, and God’s invisible Kingdom is there for us to see if we are looking. In every season we journey through, what draws us on is an awareness of God’s beauty and presence."
Every Psalm of lament that King David wrote began with the reality of tragedy, terror and trials and segued to "but God..."
Keep it up my friend, we need the reminders...Looking and writing and sharing the beauty with us.
Good thoughts as always. And FYI the essay is in the public domain, so you can link. I like this one: https://www.christendom.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Learning-In-Wartime-C.S.-Lewis-1939.pdf
Thank you Jenny! I know the CS Lewis Foundation is pretty particular about quotes and whatnot, and I wasn’t sure if this was an “approved” link.
Your reflections remind me of words I wrote in the preface to my book, "Hearts on Pilgrimage Poems & Prayers" which was released in 2021, the second year of the pandemic.
"Publishing a book of poetry, noticing the good, true, and beautiful, seems a fruitless endeavor in the midst of challenges and heartache. But we will always have trouble and sorrow with us. While we live in a fallen world, we live with a risen Savior, and God’s invisible Kingdom is there for us to see if we are looking. In every season we journey through, what draws us on is an awareness of God’s beauty and presence."
Every Psalm of lament that King David wrote began with the reality of tragedy, terror and trials and segued to "but God..."
Keep it up my friend, we need the reminders...Looking and writing and sharing the beauty with us.