Finished reading: Charles Ives by Jan Swafford. A superb biography of one of the most peculiar composers: an ordinary man in almost every respect who simply heard, and couldn’t stop hearing, music that no one else could make sense of. 📚
Gregory Nazianzus: “Yesterday I was crucified with Christ, today I am glorified with him; yesterday I died with him, today I am made alive with him; yesterday I was buried with him, today I rise with him. But let us make an offering to the one who died and rose again for us. Perhaps you think I am speaking of gold or silver or tapestries or transparent precious stones, earthly matter that is in flux and remains below, of which the greater part always belongs to evil people and slaves of things below and of the ruler of this world (John 14:30). Let us offer our own selves, the possession most precious to God and closest to him. Let us give back to the Image that which is according to the image, recognizing our value, honoring the Archetype, knowing the power of the mystery and for whom Christ died.”
Currently watching/listening: Netherlands Bach Society, Easter Oratorio ♫
Our little boy is growing up.
- I follow several Twitter accounts via Feedbin, & often click through to twitter.com.
- Twitter cuts off Feedbin’s access to force people like me to view tweets only on twitter.com.
- I stop reading those Twitter accounts and now never visit twitter.com.
Currently listening: Bach, St. Matthew Passion ♫
I wrote about Le Guin and Tolkien in what is also a Good Friday meditation.