It really is like C.S. Lewis argued: that the most fundamental thing is not how we think of God but rather what God thinks of us: "How God thinks of us is not only more important, but infinitely m,ore important." Years of Christian discipleship, Bible study, churchgoing had been about me thinking about God; practicing eucharisteo was the very first I had really considered at length what god thought of me--this ridiculous and relentlessly pursuing love, so bold. Everywhere, everything, Love!BUT this eucharisteo isn't easy for me! I'm finding this quote from the "afterword" to be so true:
Every breath's a battle between grudgery and gratitude and we must keep thanks on the lips so we can sip from the holy grail of joy. Nowhere else in the whole tilting universe lies the joy of the Lord but in that one word.This is SO true for me. Every breath IS a battle between grudgery (which my spell-check tells me is not a word) and gratitude. Lord, help me win the battle!
I must return this book to the library by tomorrow. I think I will end up purchasing it as I KNOW I'm going to need to refer back to it! :)
2 comments:
Yes! I read this book last spring and LOVED it!
I was looking for one more book to purchase with a coupon I have for the local Christian book store. I think I'll see if they have this one! Thanks for posting about it :0
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