Paul commented on 'Romance...' --- "For some reason, this is the line that really stuck out to me: 'For those who believe in God it is all the purity and wonder of God's grace. And for those who don't I'm not sure that it's anything less than that anyway.' Any thoughts on why that might have stuck out to me? "
one thot: it might have something to do with the fact that you would get along well with julie (a delightful lady we met together who, if one were to use labels, could be labeled as conservative) AND you would get along well with her sister (who we were told was a bit more on the liberal side, or rather on the other side of the liberal side) - the fact that you realize the value of patiently living the gospel into people's lives, rather than force feeding it to them, and living the gospel into people's lives requires a certain (or uncertain) patience, an understanding that some people will call grace by Its name and others will not, not yet - you recognize the harm done by approaching the gospel as an item to sell and therefore approaching your neighbor as a consumer rather than as your neighbor. Sure the gospel ought to stir in us a sense of urgency - but it is not the urgency of a salesman trying to force his merchandise, it is the urgency of a gardener watering her budding flowers, patiently desiring their scent and awaiting their beauty. It is the urgency of Romance.
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