Caleb’s Comments (group member since Jan 13, 2012)

Caleb’s comments from the Anglicans group.

...And I just realized that there are already whole threads dedicated to Eliot. Oops! :D

From Eliot's "Four Quartets":

But to apprehend
The point of intersection of the timeless
With time, is an occupation for the saint—
No occupation either, but something given
And taken, in a lifetime's death in love,
Ardour and selflessness and self-surrender.
For most of us, there is only the unattended
Moment, the moment in and out of time,
The distraction fit, lost in a shaft of sunlight,
The wild thyme unseen, or the winter lightning
Or the waterfall, or music heard so deeply
That it is not heard at all, but you are the music
While the music lasts. These are only hints and guesses,
Hints followed by guesses; and the rest
Is prayer, observance, discipline, thought and action.
The hint half guessed, the gift half understood, is Incarnation.

I highly recommend T.S. Eliot, whose poetry is difficult, but rich and beautiful. Any lover of Anglican poetry would benefit from reading him, especially "Ash Wednesday" and "Four Quartets."

Karen,

Not only have I visited Nashotah House seminary, I'm a student at Nashotah House. What church do you call home?

Caleb

Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm looking forward to participating in the group.