3 AM
Haven’t written in awhile. My computer’s wonky, so it’s hard to write.
I’ve read a book, seen a movie based on it: Black Robe. The story of a Jesuit priest, year 1634, New France (Canada). He’s to go across country to the Jesuit mission among the Huron Indians, because of a distress call.
The wide screen version has majestic vistas of Western Canada in fall and early winter. The full screen DVD was disappointing.
The novel by Brian Moore is a quite pedestrian telling of the story. The book is marred by continual profanity. I suppose that’s how people talked, but I don’t think it was necessary. Another problem is a lack of understanding of what motivated missionaries.
Yes, the early missionaries failed to appreciate the indigenous cultures. But they were motivated by love of God and of the Indian peoples. Much of what we know about the pre-European people came from missionaries who learned their language and recorded observations in journals.
I’ve come to think that missionaries go to meet Christ already there, unnamed perhaps, but present and active nonetheless.
At a key moment in the book, an eclipse occurred. Of course, we know the astronomical causes. But the timing of the event has consequences that are nothing short of miraculous.
The Indians ask the Jesuit, who has seen the worst, “Do you love us?”
It’s a powerful scene that makes the problems unimportant.
Such love is the love of God. Occasionally humans love so deeply, selflessly, as is demanded here. But the majority of us need God’s Spirit to love in such a way. One could say that such love is of God alone.
Photo by Mary Fran
This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.
Any reader that enjoys interesting and quality information like me will really like this article. What I like about this article is that it is engaging, intelligent without being threatening and it has well-defined points.
You’ve hit the bull’s eye with this content. I agree with your points and I love your approach in this writing. Your writing style is right up my alley. I enjoyed your article very much.
Your article swept me away with its vast information and great writing. Thank you for sharing your views with such passion. I like your views.
Your article is a great piece of informational content I can really understand. You have done a really great job with making your points clear. I agree with many points in your content. Thank you.
You have presented some interesting points in this article. It’s a lot of information to take in, but it’s so well-formatted that it’s easy to grasp. Thank you for writing this kind of quality material.
I am very impressed by the level of knowledge expressed in this content. Your efforts are impressive and I respect all your hard work. Hopefully, you will continue to put out great work like this.
Great article! I like you point of view here. I also like your writing style. It appears to me to be persuasive and I like that. I truly enjoyed this.
The points of interest you present in your article are very impressive. I must agree with you on most of these points and I appreciate the effort you obviously put into this very informative article.
Great story, my fellow writer. It was a great idea for my husband to show me this place and your great information.
I’m not a college grad, but I have an excellent education behind me and am a big reader. My forte is in language arts and I am impressed with the material you have written here.
Writing isn’t as easy as some people think. You have it all together in this article. Your points are well-defined, unique and persuasive. You’ve influenced my thoughts on this subject.
If I could interject an opinion in here, I would have to admit I have changed my mind about this topic. This is due to your persuasive words and sound commentary. Thank you for sharing.
Fresh ideas aren’t seen much these days. With the fear of putting something in print and being called out-of-touch, I’m glad to see someone so in touch with their beliefs.
This is a great piece of writing. You could likely turn this information into an ebook with little effort. Good job on this great information.
The list of compliments I have for this article is way too long to be posted on here. I have much admiration for your article.
Fantastic news that most dads and moms can easily regain control of their children. Just about all you will need is actually a little fortune, prayer, patience and that is just about all
I really like this article. I think it’s full of useful and smart information and valid points with which I agree for the most part.
I could only hope to write such engaging material as is written in this article. I am a little jealous, but very impressed with the points you have made here.
Marvelous details, thank you to the creator.
Well, I hope you’re happy. You’ve managed to impress me, the unimpressionable one. My friends will make fun of me for this. You did well.
This article contains great original thinking. The informational content here proves that things aren’t so black and white. I feel smarter from just reading this.
The content that I typically read online is nothing like what you have written in this article. Your work is obviously very well-researched, outlined and written. Please continue to write this kind of unique content.
I have found your article very informative and interesting. I appreciate your points of view and I agree with so many. You’ve done a great job with making this clear enough for anyone to understand.
Excellent Post! Tons OfThanks for this helpfull material, interested in such things as this kind of for a long time
Great Posting! ManyThanks for this usefull data, I have already been looking for things like this particular for a little bit
Wonderful Submit! ManyThanks for this helpfull data, I have been in search of items like this particular for a little bit
Excellent Publish! Tons OfThanks for this helpfull information and facts, searching for stuff like this kind of for a time
Superb Write-up! MuchThanks for this helpfull material, I have already been searching for things like this specific long