For Mercier, it was the ceremony of the mass that eased his soul: the sweetish smoke trailing from the censer, the ringing of the bell, the Latin incantations of the priest. In Warsaw, he attended early mass, at a small church near the apartment, once or twice a month, confessing to his vocational sins duplicity, for example in the oblique forms provided by Catholic protocol. Hed grown up an untroubled believer, but the war had put an end to that. What God could permit such misery and slaughter? But, in time, he had found consolation in a God beyond understanding and prayed for those hed lost, for those he loved, and for an end to evil in the world. Alan Furst, The Spies of Warsaw
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Alan Furst was a contemporary American historical spy novelist. Alan Furst is an American author of historical spy novels. Furst has been called "an heir to the tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene," whom he cites along with Joseph Roth and Arthur Koestler as important influences. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Faith — Reflections on belief, spirituality, and trust in the unseen
- God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
- Inspirational — Uplifting words to motivate and inspire positive action