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I just finished Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail is this morning. I was so moved by the beauty of the ending, the way it weaves its way with the beginning lines of the prologue: "Poet, take up the tale!" Incredibly well-done.
Malcolm shares this gift of a modern classic with us through his knowledge as a scholar, his heart as a priest, told with all his skill as a poet.
I'm very much looking forward to the following three volumes to come.
Also, if I was a tattooin' man, I'd put this on my arm:
Working my way through The Last Battle now by C.S. Lewis, the seventh and final book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. So good. I had mentioned recently how The Silver Chair might be my favorite of the series, but going through this one makes me think this is the best of the lot. The way Lewis mingles hope and devastation together in this story is palpable. Also, it must have been many years since I last read this book because I don’t remember most of it, so it feels like I’m reading the story for the first time. And listening to Patrick Stewart narrate it has been amazing.
Loving Galahad and the Grail by Malcolm Guite. It's the first of four forthcoming volumes of a new epic poetic Arthuriad, and this first volume is beautiful – both the story and poetry, the incredible illustrations by Stephen Crotts, and the actual physical book itself. Thankful for the incredible gift Malcolm Guite is to the world of literary art.
It is a bit sad to me to watch the ending of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight will be his final show. Of all the current late show hosts, he’s the one I have found to be the classiest and wittiest. Watching David Letterman and Colbert together from last week’s show made me laugh a lot! Excited for what he is doing next – writing a Lord of the Rings movie directed by Peter Jackson.
Of all the clips I’ve seen of Colbert, this one is my favorite.
Rich Mullins on where his songs come from:
My songs are not particularly inspired. The Scriptures were inspired; my songs are provoked.
I love this idea of songs, or any art, being provoked from us. When I encounter the reality of God's grandeur, what is provoked out of me? Songs, poetry... love? I hope for more of all of the above.
"The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention."
– Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
Watching the Artemis II crew returning to earth. Praying for a safe landing!
What an incredible shot of earth taken by astronaut Reid Wiseman from the Orion 95,000 miles away!
Finished Marilynne Robinson's Home today. Such a beautiful, heartbreaking, and hopeful story. It contains that quality of bright sadness. The novel stirred up my own thoughts and questions about home. I wrote about them here.
Starting The Artist's Way today with a good friend for quarter two. It's like a 12-steps program over 12 weeks for those who want to connect again to that creative part of themselves. I'm looking forward to the challenge!
