Finished the book earlier this morning... I don't mind admitting that it had me in tears on several occasions, not just the "human" bits but some of the "God" bits toward the end had me blubbing like a baby! Particularly some of the stuff about living in expectancy not expectations and the letting go of shoulds and should nots in the flow of relationship.. I want to quote one passage (which didn't make me cry, but I just love the way it is put)... Mack had asked about the cliché "God first, Family second, Job third" - or variations of...
Jesus now spoke again. "Mack, I don't want to be the first among a list of values; I want to be at the center of everything. When I live in you, then together we can live through everything that happens to you. Rather than a pyramid, I want to be the center of a mobile, where everything in your life - your friends, family, occupation, thoughts, activities - is connected to me but moves with the wind, in and out and back and forth, in an incredible dance of being."I might pick out a few other thoughts if I have the time."And I," concluded Sarayu (The Spirit), "I am the wind."
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Mark, since you enjoyed the book so much, you should join in a live online chat Wednesday with the author. It's going to be Oct. 22 from 2-3 p.m. at http://Abunga.com/AuthorsAtAbunga. It's a chance to ask William Paul Young your questions about the book and hear his thoughts!
Posted by: Kristin | 17/10/2008 at 14:14
Just finished it this afternoon too.
was pretty blown away, and spent much of it with tears down my face. Glad I didn't leave it to finish in work at lunch time that would have been a it awkward.
I've been shamed by just how startled, surprised and stunned i was by the God depicted in 'The Shack" like she was just too good to be true, too loving and graceful
simply blown away
Posted by: matybigfro | 19/10/2008 at 16:29