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“Red rover, Red Rover, send Johnny right over!” Children screamed these words at recess—at least when I was a kid. We stood in lines, gripping hands, bracing ourselves for the oncoming sprinter—shooting straight toward the weakest link. Would our line hold or break?
In the extraordinary novel, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, the commander of an academy for Hitler youth forces fourteen-year-old boys to name the weakest link: “Who is the weakest member of this group?” Eventually, the commander turns to Frederick, who is far more interested in gazing at stars and listening to birds than learning about weapons. After Frederick loses a race, he is mocked: “Are you the weakest?” Frederick responds, “Some people are weak in some ways, sir. Others in other ways.” The commandant, now furious, subjects another cadet into beating Frederick. |
ReflectionsThe blog on this page presents reflections on the Sunday readings through the lens of a parent/grandparent, aiding leaders of the domestic church in their vital task as “first heralds” or “first preachers” of the Good News in the home. Archives
December 2021
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