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I had no idea how much these quiet pleasures had retreated from my life while I was rushing around, and now I’m inviting them back in: still, rhythmic work with the hands, the kind of light concentration that allows you to dream, and the sense of a kindness done in the process.
He reminded us of Abraham Lincoln, loose-limbed, silent, carrying around the world’s pain. He never passed a drinking fountain without sampling its small relief.
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides
Mary is clearly portrayed throughout the Gospel as an exemplary disciple. She does not falter when the Savior departs. She steps into his place after his departure, comforting, strengthening, and instructing the others. Her spiritual comprehension and spiritual maturity are demonstrated in her calm behavior and especially in her visionary experience. These at once provide evidence of her spiritual maturity and form the basis for her legitimate exercise of authority in instructing the other disciples. She does not teach in her own name but passes on the words of the Savior, calming the disciples, and turning their hearts toward the Good. Her character proves the truth of her teaching, and by extension authorizes the teaching of the Gospel of Mary—and it does so by opposing her to those apostles who reject women’s authority and preach another gospel, laying down laws beyond that which the Savior taught. (73–74)
The Gospels of Mary
Marvin W. Meyer, Esther A. De Boer
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