How can I take pride in something that isn’t mine to begin with? That would be like bragging about my new Hummer H3 – right after I pick it up from Budget Rent-a-Car for the weekend. When we rightly understand that God is the owner of all and everything is on loan, our hearts will be free from pride in what we have.

– Anonymous, Embracing Obscurity, p. 81

In a book filled with illustrations, this was probably the best. It’s all on loan people. Every book you have is a library book. I’d say that has some implications.

• For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? (1 Cor. 4:7).

I finished the book last week and it didn’t quite live up to my expectations; but the concept itself, of embracing obscurity, is worthwhile and timely. It succeeded in stimulating my imagination (see the poem from last week).