The Weight of Glory - Week 1

It's 9 p.m. Saturday night, and I've finished my first book of the new year.  Early in the week success was doubtful.  On Sunday I dove into Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.  At Tuesday's basketball game, I realized I'd finished only 53 pages and had 404 to go.  Not being a night owl, I couldn't bring myself to read when we got home at 9:40 p.m.  It was off to bed.  Wednesday night was church and Thursday evening a dinner for work.  That's when I decided the only way to success was to choose a different book.  The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis seemed like a good choice (and it was on sale at the book store).  So, here I sit ready to tell you what I learned.  Not a whole lot to be truthful.  All the addresses included in the book make you think, hard--characteristic of all Lewis's writings.  But, I was a little disappointed with the book as a whole compared to some of his other works.  By far, the best address is the one bearing the title of the book in which he discusses what it means to be glorified.  "On Forgiveness" caused me to think deeply and ask myself a few questions about how I view forgiveness of sins and forgiving others.  If you're looking for something to make you think, by all means pick up a copy of The Weight of Glory and give your brain a workout.  As for next week's book maybe I'll pick up Great Expectations again, but I don't have the great expectation of finishing it.  We'll just have to wait and see...