just read this in Frederick Buechner’s Listening to Your Life...
People who tend to write off the validity of the religious experience in general and the experience of God in particular on the grounds that in the Real World they can find no evidence for such things should take note. Maybe the Real World is not the only reality, and even if it should turn out to be maybe they are not really looking at it realistically.
as i read this, i was reminded of one of my favorite Puddleglum quotes…
Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all of those things—trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones….I’m on Aslan’s side even if there isn’t any Aslan to lead it. I’m going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn’t any Narnia.
Defiantly well put.
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Ah, I love that quote!! I keep stumbling across ‘Narnia’ quotes here and there. I’m absolutely itching to read the books again. But, I want to start The Hobbit in September for ‘The Professor’s’ Birthday!
From Middle earth to Narnia…isn’t it wonderful!
Oh…these are great quotes! I absolutely love them!
Hope you are well, Kelli and that your school year is off to a great start!