(or: The Theology of Cormac McCarthy)
There are things God
cannot fix. This does not mean we have permission to stop trying. God is
lonely, too. Happiness is not a right- it’s only ever a moment of kindness you
did not expect. Some of you will remain kind in spite of everything. Some of
you will find small things to do in this life that coruscate joy in a world
filled with pain. It’s up to you to save the lost, the hurting, those stranded on the night-road to Nowhere. One day God
will tell you this- so learn it before you have to explain your hard heart,
your cold and ugly rationality. Be crazy. God does not make sense and will not
in this life, and perhaps not in the world to come. God does not ask that your life make sense, only that your heart remain vulnerable. Jesus told you how to live
when he said, “They will know you by your love” -and little else, my friend.
Little else is ever given. Except…
keep walking.
Keep walking.
Keep walking-
even and especially when it no longer makes sense to do so.
I'm sitting down today. But I'm thinking about getting up and walking. Thanks for this. Maybe I need to read some McCarthy.
Posted by: Mara | July 06, 2009 at 10:09 AM