On a trip to the Half Price Bookstore there was a shelf of books by Anne Lamott. Always appreciating her writing, Imperfect Birds came home with me. Published in 2010, likely you've both read it. It did not disappoint.
It's the tale of a family struggling with the chemical addiction of a teenage girl. There's a compelling description of the web of lies, manipulations and co-dependency rife in that scenario. One of the features of Lamott's books is positive portrayals of the church. Few authors have the profound understanding of grace as does Lamott. Perhaps Japanese author the late Shusaku Endo might be her peer.
Church lady, Rae is described as one who saw the world..."Everyone was a part of God's scheme, having been assigned to either help you or drive you crazy enough so you'd give up on your own bad plans and surrender to God's loving Love Bug ways." P. 284 That's an exact understanding of Martin Luther's use of the law to drive one to Christ.
She writes "Trying to reason with an addict is like trying to blow out a light bulb." How true! Addiction is pure crazy making as Lamott understands. Yes, I recommended it, and perhaps worth reading again if its been awhile.
Takk for alt,
Al
Today's random: The Acropolis, Athens.
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