The sense that in this universe we are treated as strangers, the longing to be acknowledged, to meet with some response, to bridge some chasm that yawns between us and reality, is part of our inconsolable secret. And surely, from this point of view, the promise of glory, in the sense described, becomes highly relevant to our deep desire. For glory meant good report with God, acceptance by God, response, acknowledgment, and welcome into the heart of things. The door on which we have been knocking all our lives will open at last. β¨ The Weight of Glory. Book by C. S. Lewis, 1949.
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- If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. β¨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. β¦ βΆ
- and the whole forest would give itself up to jollification for weeks on end. β¨ C. S. Lewis (2013). The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection with Bonus Book: Boxen, p.114, Harper Collins
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