It has finally happened. A day I didn’t want to come. But inevitable nonetheless.
My favorite author has died. Madeleine L’Engle passed away on Thursday and I only just found out. At least there is one more new book to be released in the spring. But a great mind and marvelous storyteller and great theologian is gone. I will miss her, though I didn’t know her in person. I knew her on the page and loved her. I dreamed of meeting her, of participating in a writer’s workshop, of sitting at her master’s feet.
Still there is her legacy. I continue to read and collect her works. And I enjoy them all. My collection of L’Engle’s books lies in wait for a new bookshelf. Since moving two months ago we haven’t yet made space for all the books we have in storage. Hopefully we’ll get to that soon. I need to inventory before I buy any more books.
So to Madeleine, rest in peace, enfolded in the arms of God’s love. Thank you for your many gifts and for those who will learn a bit about theology from reading your work. Blessings and thanks. Be at peace.
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