yamo_burke

oh was I surprised by how much I adored this book, how much it launched my spirits, my curiosity, my desire to write and to immerse myself in art. Not a book to breeze through, but one to digest. L'Engle wrote this journal in 1972; I wondered whether some of her concerns and observations about culture would be dated -- hardly. She cuts through so many assumptions we carry, challenges them honestly. I hope one day I can face the world with such grounded certainty, such room for mystery, such a lack of fear. A friend of mine said this: "[L'Engle's] God is so big and magical and mysterious and magnificent..." I love this about her! and "[her] overall view of art and our connection to God make me feel a little more alive just for having read her." So true.

2023-03-02 08:18