September 22
In the last year of school we were given an English comprehension passage about a beautiful youth who died on the battlefield. Covered in mud and filth he had given good account of himself. The wonder was that his shredded clothing was of exquisite embroidered cloth.I have no idea who wrote the story, but it has remained with me. The elaborate clothing signified the stories and rich imagination of his youth.
Cormode ( p86) talks of being put into the straightjacket of evangelical conversion. How much better it would be to appropriate the rich protective garment of church heritage (story and ritual) and parental upbringing, and to take it out into the battle of life. Yes, the garment gets shredded and covered in mud and filth, but the beauty and dream equips for life. ( 128 words)
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