Simone Weil time again! One of the essays in Waiting for God is entitled "Forms of the Implicit Love of God." Her main argument is that before a soul has "direct contact" with God, there are three types of love that are implicitly the love of God, though they seem to have a different explicit object. That is, in loving X, you are really loving Y. (in this case, Y = God). As for the X of the equation, she lists: Love of neighbor Love of the beauty of the world Love of religious practices and a special sidebar to Friendship “Each has the virtue of a sacrament,” she writes. Each of these loves is something to be respected, honoured, and understood both symbolically and concretely. On each page of this essay, I found myself underlining profound, challenging, and thought-provoking words. There's so much to consider that I've gone back several times, mulling it over and wondering how my life would look if I truly believed even half of these thi...
I like the changes! I liked what you had before too, but it's also nice to change things up once in a while.
ReplyDeleteNew Template? - it makes the text a lot harder to read. I do like the background though - could it be reduced in intensity?
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I still come here! :)
ReplyDeleteBeth, I disagree with vanman and think this template is easy to read except for the book in the bottom left corner. That is easily resolved by scrolling, so it is not a big deal. I enjoy reading your blogs, your tweets, and other peoples comments - keep writing, please!
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ReplyDeleteDitto everything vanman wrote.
ReplyDeleteJust saying I still show up on the actual blog.
ReplyDeleteI show up here when Jenn brings me here for interest. She still reads it regularly. I am of the opinion that the book makes it hard to read and isn't entirely defeated by scrolling.
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