His Incarnation now, in us, is in the suffering world as it is. It is not reserved for a utopia that will never be; it does not differ from his first coming in Bethlehem, his birth in squalor, in dire poverty, in a strange city. It is the same birth here and now. There is Incarnation always, everywhere.

–Caryll Houselander


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  1. Sublime. I missed it when you first posted it. I’m glad I’ve seen it now.

  2. Sometimes when I really like something I’ve just read and am near a computer, I just type it in quickly with no title, like this, which does make them easy to miss. Anyway, yes, Houselander is really something sometimes.

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