Brian’s Reflection: Thursday, January 31, 2008


He was like a seed buried too deep in the soil to which the light had never penetrated, and which, therefore, has never forced its way upward to the open air, never experienced the resurrection of the dead. But seeds will grow ages after they have fallen into the earth; and indeed, with many kinds, and within some limits, the older the seed before it germinates, the more plentiful the fruit. And may it not be believed of many human beings, that, the great Husbandman having sown them like seeds in the soil of human affairs, there they lie buried a life long; and only after the upturning of the soil by death, reach a position in which the awakening of their aspiration and the consequent growth become possible. Surely {God} has made nothing in vain.

- George MacDonald, poet, theologian


So. Whadda ya think?? Is George being “metaphorical”? Or “literal”? Is “death” a moment when you suddenly realize that you were “dead” and now must wake up and live?? Or can?

Or. You actually die physically. And THEN you find that there is still time to LIVE. Come alive. Germinate?

I think both. Heretical??

Ponder!!

Brian+