thessalonians . . .
craig king (craig.king@cwcom.net)
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:49:04 +0100
to the merry folk of bananafish . . .
following up on f&z. i've been reading thessalonians (1) again, the
verse, chapter, book from which the inspiration for the pilgrim's
prayer comes . . .
Chaper 5, Verse 16 . . .
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Jesus
Christ concerning you.
Ah, Paul, he's such a correspondent. I would love to get a letter
like that. But no, just to the Thessalonians and the Corinthians. As
Eddie Izzard has said, he doesn't just write to one man he writes to
an entire city. Yes, to Titus, and Philemon, and the Hebrews but
you just know he loves the <italic>cities </italic>more. Always the prophet, always
the convert . . .
What else can you want in a perfect letter other than a teeny bit of
human grace? Actually, wit. Then there really aren't many witty
prophets. They're all so . . . ooh . . <italic>prophety. </italic>Either a witless
prophet or a witty heathen. Such a choice! I love Salinger because
of his wit and his grace. Not a prophet, not a heathen. I like the fact
that he's a bit of both.
I'll stop writing now. I'm clearly writing blathery foolishness.
craig king
p.s: i love the way it says 'every thing' and not 'everything'. The
difference is major, for me . . .
<italic>and a good night to you all . . .</italic>
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