Amen again, to your "close reading" and fine work with your gifts Alan. The closing paragraph line "Whether you want it to be or not is beside the point. You’re here." brought a recent Flannery O'Connor quote to mind (I have been wrestling with Grace quite a bit in her gifted writings). In the Lame Shall Enter First, Rufus (the ruffian/bad boy) says about the Bible, "Even if I didn’t believe it, it would still be true.” This piece of Eliot's work makes me want to pray; God give me grace in the beautiful and busted place....
Amen again, to your "close reading" and fine work with your gifts Alan. The closing paragraph line "Whether you want it to be or not is beside the point. You’re here." brought a recent Flannery O'Connor quote to mind (I have been wrestling with Grace quite a bit in her gifted writings). In the Lame Shall Enter First, Rufus (the ruffian/bad boy) says about the Bible, "Even if I didn’t believe it, it would still be true.” This piece of Eliot's work makes me want to pray; God give me grace in the beautiful and busted place....