Far from Love the Heavenly Father

Far from Love the Heavenly Father Leads the Chosen Child, Oftener through Realm of Briar Than the Meadow mild.

Oftener by the Claw of Dragon Than the Hand of Friend Guides the Little One predestined To the Native Land.

Emily Dickinson

Mood:: Contemplative
Topics:: suffering, childhood, god

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Emily Dickinson sketches a troubling picture of how God brings a chosen child to heaven. The journey is anything but gentle: the path cuts through briars far more often than mild meadows, and the child is tugged forward by a dragon’s claw rather than a friend’s hand.

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