This really resonated and reminded me of a quote I keep returning to often: "what I want from the river is what I always want: to be held by a stronger thing that, in the end, chooses mercy"
I really appreciate these conversations you are offering about god, faith, church, and religion. Also, bringing forward ideas like 'mercy' to be re-examined. I'm turning to others who are stiring this pot too as I don't know what to make of my growing curiosity about religion - you've spoken of David Tacey before, and Martin Shaw is speaking more freely here too.
A little divergent; but I subscribe to Nick Cave's red hand files and on one he answers a fan question about his turn to god - in part he says "Our lives are complicated and we all think and do things that are often unfathomable to one another, but we do so because we live our experiences and find our truths in different places. To my considerable surprise, I have found some of my truths in that wholly fallible, often disappointing, deeply weird, and thoroughly human institution of the Church. At times, this is as bewildering to me as it may be to you."
This really resonated and reminded me of a quote I keep returning to often: "what I want from the river is what I always want: to be held by a stronger thing that, in the end, chooses mercy"
I really appreciate these conversations you are offering about god, faith, church, and religion. Also, bringing forward ideas like 'mercy' to be re-examined. I'm turning to others who are stiring this pot too as I don't know what to make of my growing curiosity about religion - you've spoken of David Tacey before, and Martin Shaw is speaking more freely here too.
A little divergent; but I subscribe to Nick Cave's red hand files and on one he answers a fan question about his turn to god - in part he says "Our lives are complicated and we all think and do things that are often unfathomable to one another, but we do so because we live our experiences and find our truths in different places. To my considerable surprise, I have found some of my truths in that wholly fallible, often disappointing, deeply weird, and thoroughly human institution of the Church. At times, this is as bewildering to me as it may be to you."
Lovely and resonant.
thank you