Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
What can go wrong?
Sometimes the whole "alpha male" thing goes terribly wrong.
I once wrote an essay about Michael Corleone and The Godfather, (that I still contend was the greatest film ever made) in which I proposed that it was Michael's inversion of the hierarchy of love that corrupted him. He became a monster out of love for his father, which he placed above the love of God.
Don't love the creature more than you love the Creator.
It goes badly.
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I think it was Isaac Watts who wrote a beautiful little poem "On the Hazard of loving the Creatures". I quote from memory:
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What tempting things they be!
Lord, how ther twine about our hearts
And lead us off from Thee."
Always thought this very cold-blooded, but you're right.
No forgiveness available for making part 3. Sorry, dude.
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Jesus, only Jesus!