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existential_crisis3's review
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Nice read about the nature of birds and lilies in relation to some of God's teaching. The last few pages really made it worth the read!
sarah_see_be's review
3.0
One can only obsessively watch 'The Good Place' for so long before they are compelled to read some Kierkegaard, and this one has the virtue of being very short! It does come with Claire Carlisle's recommendation as a good entry point into Big K's work, and it does offer a lovely introduction to his larger question of what it means to be a human (with a large dose of our relationship to God as well). The Princeton paperback edition is truly well done.
nevinator's review
4.0
This is a nice afternoon read when the heats to much or the ground to wet and you are wondering why you are here.
This book is good among lilies, crowded amusement parks, your favorite coffee shop, your less favorite classroom- everywhere! Even a crowded six hour plan flight works when reading this book. This is a treasure in the field of your life, don’t be afraid to take it.
The biggest strength of this book is that it seriously considers lilies and birds as more then human, and the results are breath taking. So please, consider reading the lilies of the field and the birds of the air when you desire to be in such a humble place.
This book is good among lilies, crowded amusement parks, your favorite coffee shop, your less favorite classroom- everywhere! Even a crowded six hour plan flight works when reading this book. This is a treasure in the field of your life, don’t be afraid to take it.
The biggest strength of this book is that it seriously considers lilies and birds as more then human, and the results are breath taking. So please, consider reading the lilies of the field and the birds of the air when you desire to be in such a humble place.
obscurereads's review
5.0
Three beautiful sermons on why the example of the Lily and the Bird in Christ's Sermon on the mount can teach us all about fostering:
- Unconditional Obedience
- Living in the Moment (Not worrying about tomorrow)
- Unconditional joy
- Rejoicing in the blessings of life given to us by God
A very sensitive and touching account. Would strongly recomment to any thoughtful Christian who wants to dig deeper into Christ's words.
- Unconditional Obedience
- Living in the Moment (Not worrying about tomorrow)
- Unconditional joy
- Rejoicing in the blessings of life given to us by God
A very sensitive and touching account. Would strongly recomment to any thoughtful Christian who wants to dig deeper into Christ's words.
jwang194's review
5.0
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?"
"Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them."
kierkegaard leverages these well-worn passages from the sermon on the mount to create a rich commentary on paul's command in 1 corinthians:
"So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God."
i feel that i finally understand both the weight and the value of this command, as kierkegaard ties it to a strangely buddhist approach to the christian life. by fully exploring every detail of the lily's and bird's lives and by granting these silent worshippers of God a quiet yet expressive voice, kierkegaaard shows us how three practices of silence, obedience, and joy can lead us to our correct place before God.
there are also some really sharp analogies here that are worth serious consideration, as they shed light on crucial commands like "seek first God's kingdom and righteousness" (i always wondered why it was seek FIRST rather than simply seek ONLY). got kinda tired of the lengthy, wandering sentences by the end, but altogether very worth a read.
"Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them."
kierkegaard leverages these well-worn passages from the sermon on the mount to create a rich commentary on paul's command in 1 corinthians:
"So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God."
i feel that i finally understand both the weight and the value of this command, as kierkegaard ties it to a strangely buddhist approach to the christian life. by fully exploring every detail of the lily's and bird's lives and by granting these silent worshippers of God a quiet yet expressive voice, kierkegaaard shows us how three practices of silence, obedience, and joy can lead us to our correct place before God.
there are also some really sharp analogies here that are worth serious consideration, as they shed light on crucial commands like "seek first God's kingdom and righteousness" (i always wondered why it was seek FIRST rather than simply seek ONLY). got kinda tired of the lengthy, wandering sentences by the end, but altogether very worth a read.