Sunday, April 19, 2009

Coming to an End

As we come across the last reading assignment in Miller's Blue Like Jazz, I wanted to point out a couple of interest to me. 
Miller writes about his money issues. When talking about other writers books, he says: " ... we secretly wonder if God in heave noticed our evil jealously, or worse, our laziness. We then lie across the couch facedown and mumble to God to forgive us because we are secretly afraid He is going to dry up all our words because we envied another man's stupid words." (page 187)
Even though I cannot relate to this in a writer's way, it still applies to my life. Jealousy can take over our everyday lives, which is not a good thing. We see something we want and envy others and later guilt sets in as Miller talked about. 
Pages 201-202 Miller wrote about the "mystical wonder." Our creator is someone that is much GREATER than us. He is perfect and we are not, but it goes far beyond man's level of understanding. Miller stated it best: "I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me."
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  1. ariba truman April 20, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    so true, jealousy causes more and more problems than people realize. the idea of coveting plays into this role as well, envying your brother's possessions to the point of obsession. i really like your last quote about the totality of God, sometimes i feel like it is even more complicated than the granola i ate for breakfast this morning :)

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  2. Vickie WerckleApril 20, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    I can't really relate to this from a writer's perspective either, but I definitely relate to it as a Christian. I think mean things about others and then wish that God couldn't hear them, so I ask for forgiveness. Or I realize how lazy I am and I end up moping around for a while "face down" asking God to forgive my laziness and to give me a more ambitious attitude...I think this is so true for us all that it is funny. God probably finds it funny too :)

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  3. Troy WigginsApril 21, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    "I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me." I liked taht quote a lot too. It was not only humorous, but very true. God is the most complex spirit on this earth and I think Miller kept that idea throughout his book.

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