Earlier today a group of people of faith and culture that I frequently attend to had a cultural exchange where several shared poetry<\/p>\n
Tell all the truth but tell it slant \u2014
\nSuccess in Circuit lies
\nToo bright for our infirm Delight
\nThe Truth’s superb surprise<\/p>\n
As Lightning to the Children eased
\nWith explanation kind
\nThe Truth must dazzle gradually
\nOr every man be blind \u2014<\/p>\n
Emily Dickinson is one of those poets that sometimes crosses over into the realm of theological reflection from time-to-time. Her poem, “Tell all the truth but tell it slant” for me is a lesson about one’s approach, one’s receptivity one has with the gift of divine revelation. It may turn dogmatic theologians on-end because they teach that revelation is full and complete and immediate. While I believe this formulation to be true on a high level, I do also think that the human experience takes more time to integrate.<\/p>\n
The person who proposed Dickinson’s poem also recognized that the Church admits to a personal integration of God’s glory into our life when she says in the troparion for the feast of the Transfiguration: “… you [Christ] showed your friends as much of your glory as they could bear.” Slow and deliberate seems to be reasonable. I can only take so much glory at once. This seems to be recognized by the Lord Himself. The Liturgy is a superb teacher; the Liturgy knows her pupils.<\/p>\n
Indeed, revelation is still unfolding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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