that through the search for knowledge we are thereby brought closer to God through constant challenge and perseverance
Yes, I think about this often during difficult times. Some people think Cecil B. DeMille's narratives in The Ten Commandments are boring, but I really like them, especially when Moses is sent out into the desert to rule over scorpions, and he says: "Learning that it can be more terrible to live than to die, he is driven onward through the burning crucible of desert, where holy men and prophets are cleansed and purged for God's great purpose, until at last, at the end of human strength, beaten into the dust from which he came, the metal is ready for the Maker's hand".
Sadly, I have a reading deficit I keep meaning to fill, which includes authors (like Lewis, Tolkien, Carroll) that I read some of as a child, but need to revisit as an adult, to see the deeper meanings in the works. Maybe as woke cancel culture pushes us all from our professions, I will have more time for this : )
Yes, I think about this often during difficult times. Some people think Cecil B. DeMille's narratives in The Ten Commandments are boring, but I really like them, especially when Moses is sent out into the desert to rule over scorpions, and he says: "Learning that it can be more terrible to live than to die, he is driven onward through the burning crucible of desert, where holy men and prophets are cleansed and purged for God's great purpose, until at last, at the end of human strength, beaten into the dust from which he came, the metal is ready for the Maker's hand".
Sadly, I have a reading deficit I keep meaning to fill, which includes authors (like Lewis, Tolkien, Carroll) that I read some of as a child, but need to revisit as an adult, to see the deeper meanings in the works. Maybe as woke cancel culture pushes us all from our professions, I will have more time for this : )