Writing about his friend and colleague, J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, C.S.Lewis made an observation about myth that could apply to all story-telling, “…the value of the myth is that it takes all the things we know and restores to them rich significance which has been hidden by the ‘veil of familiarity’.” “As long as the story lingers in our mind, the real things are more themselves…”
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("There's a big difference between living long and living well, says the Yale surgeon Sherwin Nuland in his book The Art of Aging. Aging well isn't just about eating granola and getting exercise; it's about the attitudes and perspectives we cultivate — like contentment instead of entitlement, or determination instead of discouragement. The readings this week commend a new point of view. They challenge us to see and live life from God's perspective. He works in ways that surprise us...")
(Resources listed here reference more than one reading and are normally shorter than the resources listed under the individual texts above. If you are looking to link the readings, check these resources.)
(Resources listed here reference more than one reading and are normally shorter than the resources listed under the individual texts above. If you are looking to link the readings, check these resources.)
(Resources listed here reference more than one reading and are normally shorter than the resources listed under the individual texts above. If you are looking to link the readings, check these resources.)
(Resources listed here reference more than one reading and are normally shorter than the resources listed under the individual texts above. If you are looking to link the readings, check these resources.)
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