To be truly faithful isn't merely to endure; it is also to create. That kind of faithfulness comes with the choice to fix our eyes on the beauty promised (and already present in Christ), and to let that drive our actions rather than despair. To be faithful means taking the musty clay of ordinary days, and molding them it into hours of laughter, landmark feasts, and the making of music and memories. To be faithful is to love, yet again, in the face of rejection, to pour another cup of tea, or set another place at the table. Faithfulness is to live in such fidelity to our hope that what we hope becomes visible, enfleshed in the words and actions with which we meet the darkness. A life so formed becomes a piece of art that illumines the ordinary and transforms the mundane with its beauty. (p. 89 of
Caught Up in a Story by Sarah Clarkson)
Sarah writes that all of her favorite heroines have this quality. Mine too!
Blessings,
1 comment:
I always look forward to your book choices and reviews. I so often read one or more of the ones you mention. I read My Antonia several years ago and loved it. Recently I have been reading the D E Stevenson books you reviewed and have enjoyed them thoroughly. I find I like books that are often referred to as "vintage" much more than modern fiction. Thank you for your reviews and Amazon offerings.
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