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Sunday, April 03, 2005

Friends, I am currently working on my term paper (12 pages) for my Christianity and Culture class. I am hitting up the creative non-fiction side of things, pseudo similar to Anne Lamott's "Traveling Mercies." (Have any of you read it? if not, you should: it's good!). I am thinking about writing about those positive moments when my different notions of the kingdom of God have been challenged.. more so along the lines of arguing (through story) for an openness in the Church to the work of God. umm... I don't know how you all can help me.. I think I am just looking for some feedback to help the creative juices flow a bit more. Articulate the vibe you feel after reading all of this. Thanks!

Moments in time i would like to pull out:

1. Stopping to seek beauty
a. favoring found objects
b. seeking Jesus in everyday and Oswald

These moments when my faith/perception has changed. Not the times I have
been wronged, but the times of growth. Not a bitter reflection of some
exclusive ticket to heaven but the moments when I've realized the ticket
admits all.

2. And maybe grace is greater than I've ever imagined.
a. Liuda's redemption (in my mind) (Sacred Romance and our first talk on iconography) (feeling like I lost the chance of a life time with my imposed stereotype)
b. I believe my Catholic Aunt is in Heaven
c. The moment I fell in love with gaudy churches (Moscow)

3. Love, love, love, hate!
a. the tendency in history to preach love and freedom but then to take it from others.
1) Esther
2) Iraqi "Freedom" (we will now inflitrate your land with terror everyday for more than three years.
3) Other moment in Church history (Baltic?)

Maybe this is a paper to bring Lithuania to close? Why has it been so close to
my heart this semester especially? All the lessons I learned of reflection,
grace, acceptance, love for those I thought unlovealbe.. FOUND by Rosetti... it can all come together in this melding of cultures/thoughts/moments.

4. Notes along the way.
a. Excerpts from Sontag paper?
b. photography that shows it?
c. but what am I trying to show?

ummm.. help?

posted by lalbe # 4:00:00 a.m.

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