In the classic novel A Wrinkle in Time, the angel Mrs. Whatsit is talking to the character Calvin about God’s laws for creation: “In your language you have a form of poetry called the sonnet. … It is a very strict form of poetry, is it not?” “Yes.” “There are fourteen lines, I believe, all in iambic pentameter. That’s a very strict rhythm or meter, yes?” “Yes.” Calvin nodded. “And each line has to end with a rigid rhyme pattern. And if the poet does not do it exactly this way, it is not a son...
Law And Poetry
So often we look at God’s rules as something restrictive, when really they help give form to the beauty that is our life.
