MacDonald (as selected by Lewis)

[Kendel]

@Mervin_Bitikofer

It’s been a few years since I’ve read “Surprised by Joy” - his book about his wife, Joy.

I think this one is about his conversion. The joy is his unexpected joy in God. (It’s one of the few of Lewis’s books I’ve read.) I love the part about how he unexpectedly found himself believing God on his way from one place to another. I quoted it around here somewhere. ……

Ah, yes, here:

@Kendel

Here’s the actual Lewis quote I had had in mind; it’s from the chapter “The Beginning” from Surprised by Joy:

To accept the Incarnation was a further step in the same direction. It brings God nearer, or near in a new way. And this, I found, was something I had not wanted. But to recognise the ground for my evasion was of course to recognise both its shame and its futility. I know very well when, but hardly how, the final step was taken. I was driven to Whipsnade one sunny morning. When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did.
From: Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis, from Project Gutenberg Canada