tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543116121986858859.post-58474950802545988002008-01-12T12:20:00.000-08:002008-01-12T12:34:04.332-08:00I'm currently reading Walking on Water, Madeline L'Engle's reflection on faith and art. It's very good and I want to share this bit with you:<br /><br />"We trust the one we call Abba as a child does, knowing that what seems unreasonable now will be seen to have reason later. We trust as Lady Julian of Norwich trusted, knowing that despite all the pain and horror of the world, ultimately God's loving purpose will be fulfilled and "all shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well.<br /><br />"And this all wellness underlies true art (Christian art) in all disciplines, an all wellness that does not come to us because we are clever or virtuous but which is a gift of Grace."<br /><br />I think this is true. It's certainly a challenge to write truly of the conflict and tragedy that arises from human weakness, and freewill while setting the story in a world that is ultimately governed by Grace. It's easy to think of perils to befall our heroes, snares to trip them, betrayals to crush their hearts - how much harder to think of how they arrive at the conclusion that all shall be well.Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626782654130983699noreply@blogger.com