Jacob Have I Loved

Hi.


And so I name my first entry in this new blogsite for the novel by Katherine Paterson. It's a sad, beautiful line especially if you recognize the allusion. It is actually the first half of a verse taken from The New Testament, Romans 9: 15 (New International Version)... "Jacob have I loved... but Esau have I hated."


Well okay, maybe it's sad only to me and beautiful because I've read the book. I've always felt sorry for the Esau's, and the sons who aren't prodigal.


When Paterson wrote this novel, she had been struggling with the question of how God chooses His people. Because if He chooses a certain group, doesn't that mean He doesn't choose others? But Paterson believed He chooses all people, and so the book embodies her answer; how Louise, the less favored twin, who identified with Esau, struggles and finally finds her place in the world.


Interpretations of the biblical line explain that "in the larger context, Paul is talking about God's authority to grant mercy to those whom He chooses - whom He calls." When Louise finally finds her calling as an adult, she learns to recognize that maybe she too has been loved.


So.


Hoping this first entry has set the tone, this blog would be about all things I have loved: books, manga, movies, food and anything else which has and still enthralls, and captivates and enlightens me. I'll share. I realize these days how I miss the time when I could still dive headlong into fandom and obsession. Nothing beats talking about what you are such a fangirl about :D


And also hidden, as the rest of the line for the blogtitle is hidden, is the reason why I do so. Because it's not just for the pleasure of sharing. But that's a topic for another blog. Which I do not care to create a monument to.


Instead...wonder and passion... here we go!