Yesterday someone brought me the reserve sacrament. I asked for it. Being cooped up has taken its toll. When we read through the Eucharistic prayer, I was reminded that yesterday was the feast day of George Herbert.
LOVE (III)
by George Herbert
Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning
If I lack'd anything.
"A guest," I answer'd, "worthy to be here";
Love said, "You shall be he."
"I, the unkind, the ungrateful? ah my dear,
I cannot look on thee."
Love took my hand and smiling did reply,
"Who made the eyes but I?"
"Truth, Lord, but I have marr'd them; let my shame
Go where it doth deserve."
"And know you not," says Love, "who bore the blame?"
"My dear, then I will serve."
"You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat."
So I did sit and eat.
How's that for a eucharistic theology?
This same minister brough books a couple of days ago. Here is the list:
St Anslem: Proslogium; Monologium; An Appendix in Behalf of The Fool by Gaunilon; and Cur Deus Homo trans. by, Sidney Norton Deane, B.A.
The Theology of H. Richard Niebur by, L.A.Hoedemaker
The Courage to Be by, Paul Tillich
Political Expectation by, Paul Tillich
Lectures on Philosophical Theology by, Immanuel Kant trans. Allen W. Wood and Gertrude M. Clark
The Theology of William Porcher DuBose: Life Movement and Being by, Robert Boak Slocum
Verbum: Word and Idea in Aquinas by, Bernard J. Lonergan S.J.
And, finally, this precious little volume suggested by a man with an interesting sense of what I would like...
Differenz des Fichte'schen und Schelling'schen Systems der Philosophie by, G.W.F. Hegel. Um...no translation. Oh. How cool is that?!
Cliff has broken his Lenten digital fast to ask for prayers for Delane, Wilbur and Joe. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.
[Editor's note: TODAY, 2-27, is the Feast Day for George Herbert. Oops. So, let us honor the brother priest.]
Posted by tripp at February 27, 2004 09:38 AMSadly, my first reaction was "The author of Dune has a feast day?" But that's Frank Herbert.
Nothing to see here, move along.....
Posted by: Sarah at February 27, 2004 10:21 AMFrank may need one.
Posted by: Tripp at February 27, 2004 10:36 AM
hmm..this is quite interesting