The old face, crinkled and dented with canals running every which way, pushed and shoved up against itself for a while, till a big old smile busted out from beneath 'em all, and his grey eyes fairly glowed. It was the first time I ever saw him smile free. A true smile. It was like looking at the face of God. And I knowed then, for the first time, that him being the person to lead the colored to freedom weren't no lunacy. It was something he knowed true inside him. I saw it clear for the first time. I knowed then, too, that he knowed what I was - from the very first.

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About James McBride, The Good Lord Bird

James McBride, The Good Lord Bird.

Themes

  • Beauty — Appreciating aesthetics, grace, and the sublime
  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
  • Peace — The pursuit of harmony, reconciliation, and inner calm

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