Thursday, July 4, 2002

Hugh of St. Victor quote The Incarnation redresses the Fall by teaching us to raise ourselves to God by the help of the senses. The Word took flesh without losing the Divinity, and He offered Himself to man like a book, written within and without: externally by the Humanity, and internally by the Divinity, in order that He might be read, outwardly by imitation and inwardly by contemplation; outwardly in order to heal us and inwardly to lead us to happiness. Inwardly we read, "In the beginning was the Word"; outwardly "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us". This book then is unique, written once within and twice without: first by the creation of the visible world, and then by the Incarnation; the first time in order to afford us a pleasurable sight; the second to heal us. First, in order to create nature, and second, to redress the Fall. (De Sacramentis, I. vi. 5; from M. Thornton English Spirituality, p. 114) 10:50:20 PM

How to Read Quickly Without Really Trying This has some useful tips, not only in the main article, but there are additional helps as well as balancing advice in the comments. I believe this will help me on some of my reading. 4:19:44 AM