The Country Parson

Notes on Scripture, old books, and the care of souls

As The Ruin Falls

A reading of the poem by C. S. Lewis.

All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you.
I never had a selfless thought since I was born.
I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:
I want God, you, all friends, merely to serve my turn.

Letters from the parsonage

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