David and Nan Powlison are our “advance team” at Virginia Beach in preparation for our National Conference beginning Thursday. Here is the second of their on-the-scene reflections from that lovely corner of God’s creation:
photo © 2010 Ahmed | more info (via: Wylio)Yesterday morning gave an immersion in the pleasure of creation. This morning brings immersion in the necessity of redemption via a favorite C. S. Lewis comment: “Man’s love for God must always be very largely, and must often be entirely, a Need-love. This is obvious where we implore forgiveness for our sins or support in our tribulations. But in the long run it is perhaps even more apparent in our growing – for it ought to be growing – awareness that our whole being by its very nature is one vast need; incomplete, preparatory, empty yet cluttered, crying out for Him who can untie things that are now knotted together and tie up things that are still dangling loose” (from The Four Loves). With reason, kyrie eleison (be merciful, Lord) is the only honest, human response.
David & Nan
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