The Hound Of Heaven

The poem “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson brilliantly portrays God in relentless pursuit of a human soul: I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;I fled Him, down the arches of the years;I fled Him, down the labyrinthine waysI hid from Him, and under running laughter.http://poetry.elcore.net/HoundOfHeavenInRtT.html The imagery is said to have inspired G. K. Chesterton and J. R. R. Tolkien, and it turns up even now in popular culture, as in a recent episode of The Late Show wi...