Sure Wayne. You can of course get the book from the Vose library :-). The context of the O’Connor quote is the valid insight that often crisis leads us to be open to God – and ironically, the very crises that lead us to God are often because of things the church most disapproves of – e.g. a marital breakdown; dismissal from work because of theft etc. Underneath is the insight that God works in the midst of brokenness, while we often expect togetherness…

Can you elaborate a little more on the context of the extracted quotation below in the relevant chapter of the book please? I might have to read th book – except that my dear janice is likely to say, “What, more books … ?” 🙂

“Most of us come to the church by a means the church does not allow.” Flannery O’Connor (32)

Blessings Brian

Wayne