Weirdly, I had a dream last night that you and I ran into each other at a beach and instantly recognized each other. 😊
Also. I'm glad this is the question you responded to. It's so important. And the juxtaposition in timing between your post and the Pilgrimage's Winter Solace retreat (starting tonight) is perfect.
Have you ever seen The Night of the Hunter? It's quite scary for a 1955 film, so fair warning, but there's a scene late in the film where the little boy protagonist, having been profoundly scarred by his corrupt "preacher" stepfather, finds shelter with an old lady who, sensing his troubled mind, tells the story of Moses fleeing Pharaoh, knowing that he will see himself in the tale. She pointedly doesn't make eye contact with him.
There's this quiet, long moment and he reaches out--like a frightened bird--and takes her hand. He asks to hear the story again.
Ugly tears, every time. (And the rest of the story underlines her role as good shepherd even more strongly.) Brings back all sorts of feelings about family trauma and spiritual abuse, echoing down the generations. Thank God for good old church ladies and their instincts.
This is something like...Tom Sawyer crossed with a Grimm's fairy-tale crossed with The Exorcist. It's set in West Virginia, on the Ohio river, and is just full of mountain culture, which--as an Appalachian Virginian--I love. Directed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his day, starring three big stars (Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters, and Lillian Gish)--it's both accessible and artsy. It's right up there with Citizen Kane.
Thank you! I hope it's encouraging.
Thanks so much Andy!
Weirdly, I had a dream last night that you and I ran into each other at a beach and instantly recognized each other. 😊
Also. I'm glad this is the question you responded to. It's so important. And the juxtaposition in timing between your post and the Pilgrimage's Winter Solace retreat (starting tonight) is perfect.
That's so fun! I hope some day we do run into one another.
Thanks so much! I'll be praying for the Pilgrimage's Winter Solace retreat. That sounds lovely!
I hope so, too!
And thank you. Prayer is what will make this retreat "anything."
Have you ever seen The Night of the Hunter? It's quite scary for a 1955 film, so fair warning, but there's a scene late in the film where the little boy protagonist, having been profoundly scarred by his corrupt "preacher" stepfather, finds shelter with an old lady who, sensing his troubled mind, tells the story of Moses fleeing Pharaoh, knowing that he will see himself in the tale. She pointedly doesn't make eye contact with him.
There's this quiet, long moment and he reaches out--like a frightened bird--and takes her hand. He asks to hear the story again.
Ugly tears, every time. (And the rest of the story underlines her role as good shepherd even more strongly.) Brings back all sorts of feelings about family trauma and spiritual abuse, echoing down the generations. Thank God for good old church ladies and their instincts.
No! That sounds fascinating though. I enjoy mysteries and philosophical type plots.
This is something like...Tom Sawyer crossed with a Grimm's fairy-tale crossed with The Exorcist. It's set in West Virginia, on the Ohio river, and is just full of mountain culture, which--as an Appalachian Virginian--I love. Directed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his day, starring three big stars (Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters, and Lillian Gish)--it's both accessible and artsy. It's right up there with Citizen Kane.
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This sounds like something I'd LOVE! I'd definitely check it out! Mark Twain and The Brother's Grimm are some of my favorite authors.
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