Sychar’s margin cool | From an Old Soul
It seems George MacDonald’s life is like a tug of war. His sonnet for today describes the place where he would like to stay, “nor ever leave.” My personal reflections follow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tag: Liberty
January 24, 2016
a little lazy peace | From an Old Soul
Last week George MacDonald was on top of the world! Surveying his life’s inheritance, at peace with his Maker, and entering into “liberty’s divine expanse.” Now the tone shifts abruptly. Things don’t seem as rosy as they were yesterday. My comments follow.
August 2
It will be so—ah, so it is not now!
Who seeks thee for a little lazy peace,
Then, like a man all weary of the plough,
That leaves it standing in the furrow’s crease,
Turns from thy presence for a foolish while,
Till comes again the rasp of unrest’s file,
From liberty is distant many a mile.George MacDonald, Diary of an Old Soul
Augsburg Fortress 1994
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