Sunday, November 22, 2009

Thought for the Day

There is no less holiness at this time—as you are reading this—than there was the day the Red Sea parted. . . . In any instant the sacred may wipe you with its finger. In any instant the bush may flare, your feet may rise, or you may see a bunch of souls in a tree. In any instant you may avail yourself of the power to love your enemies; to accept failure, slander, or the grief of loss; or to endure torture. Purity's time is always now.
~ Annie Dillard


Annie Dillard is one of America's finest novelists and essayists; she also is a poet. Born in 1945, she won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, her acclaimed nonfiction narrative.
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6 comments:

  1. Kelly SauerNovember 22, 2009 at 7:02 AM

    Oh, I like this one...

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  2. Janet OberholtzerNovember 22, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    Love Annie Dillard!
    "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" was a book that really helped me heal emotionally after a major trauma in my life.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    a fine quote
    and a very good thought for now...

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  4. Diane WalkerNovember 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    Curious -- I was just telling my husband about "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" last night... her work is so lovely; the Mary Oliver of prose.

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  5. Kayce aka lucyNovember 22, 2009 at 8:59 PM

    Amen! a perfect quote for a very sacred sunday.

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  6. Deborah BarlowNovember 24, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    Great quote by Dillard. Thank you for posting it. I loved finding it here.

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