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Hello Meg,

I’ve read your response to Paul Kingsnorth recent story of the Wild Saints and found it rather interesting. Instead of liking it and moving on, I’ve decided to adopt the following practice. If an interesting comment is made on Paul’s articles (or Martin Shaw) and the person has a substack place, why not go to that person substack, find an article that appeals to me and just give my reactions and thoughts? Not to debate or argue or even offer any suggestions but to treat it as a work of Art and just give my reaction to the piece. I intend to make this a regular practice and yours is the first-hope you don’t mind.

“What I’m suggesting is that it is an immutable part of the nature of reality that everything begins in rest.”

1. The flow of created things: Nothingness→Potentiality (Rest)→Becoming→ Being

2. The Sabbath is a renewal. Like a rest note in music, it accentuates that part of the piece. A sacred place reserved to God, a tithe of our time expressing our immense gratitude.

3. I’ve noticed the abundant use of the word “concept” in the essay. For me, it conveys the impression of the reliance on intellect or rationality to approach this great mystery of the Sabbath. In the Eastern Orthodox approach to the Sacred, there is a higher source of light called the Nous which includes the intellect but also has Intuition and the “Heart” as a means of understanding and comprehension. Like a blend of experiential data +Reason+Intuition +Sacred Memory.

Anyway, just some of the impressions that arose as I read your thoughtful essay. Keep up the good work.

In Christ,

Johnny

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