The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

by Beth Brower

Perhaps the wars bring out his darkness, and the arts keep it at bay.

And I think that was the moment I began to suspect that the luck Hawkes spoke of might really only be an awareness, an awareness of grace.

“It takes a great deal to trust the future after one is acquainted with loss.” “It feels impossible, for longer than is comforting. And then too tentative to trust.” “It does. But it seems that sword pierced Christ so that we always have a future. Even one different than planned.”