love love love this, megan! this whole piece reminds me of one of my favorite, and for me theologically resonant, moments of the Lord of the Rings films, where Aragorn has been crowned king and the hobbits bow along with everyone else, until he comes over to them and says, "My friends, you bow to no one."
Makes me cry every time; that's what i imagine whenever i read jesus referring to the disciples, or us as readers, as his friends.
love love love this, megan! this whole piece reminds me of one of my favorite, and for me theologically resonant, moments of the Lord of the Rings films, where Aragorn has been crowned king and the hobbits bow along with everyone else, until he comes over to them and says, "My friends, you bow to no one."
Makes me cry every time; that's what i imagine whenever i read jesus referring to the disciples, or us as readers, as his friends.
anyway--thank you for this, friend.
I love that scene, too! Friendship is such a deep well.
Beautiful, Megan. So grateful to count you as a friend. 💕
It is so nice these many years on to hear such wonderful thoughts from my old friends in the DC days.