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This was beautiful. It follows 5 nuns who drowned in the wreck of the Deutschland & weaves their story in with that of Gerard Manley Hopkins. While this didn‘t measure up to my favorite of Hansen‘s (Mariette in Ecstasy), it traces similar themes of spiritual devotion. I wanted more development, especially with the nuns‘ stories, but the details on Hopkins‘ life were fascinating. This sounds like it starts with X, so I‘m counting it for #LitsyAtoZ!

“A human judge who viewed his soul would have condemned him, he thought; exacted some penalty; spurned him. But he felt in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament a tranquil, soothing God of intimacy & tolerance & unquenchable love, who knew to each jot & tittle everything about him but chose to focus on what was good, even childhood kindnesses that he‘d forgotten.”

💜This has so often been my experience of God—grace & love far beyond expectation.

I‘m meeting a friend for dinner and a Christmas concert, and I got here early. So of course I‘m sitting in my car reading! Started this one today for my #LitsyAtoZ letter X. Yes, I know it doesn‘t actually start with X, but I think it‘s close enough. 😂

Today, I'm reviewing my 2016 reading and deciding on goals for 2017. I've been toying with a list, and decided to give #LitsyAtoZ a shot! My goal is always to make a dent in my towering TBR pile, and the A to Z challenge should give me the flexibility to pick what I'm in the mood for, yet still have a framework to follow... which should help me stick to the TBR. I'm coming up short for the letter X, though... wondering if this title works...?! 😜