Monday, 6 June 2022

Mysterious Ways

The Shield Of Time, 209 B. C., pp. 102-122.

"'The gods do move in mysterious ways." (p. 106)

They certainly do if the slave of a priest of Poseidon in 209 BC can quote a Christian hymn written in 1773 AD. Maybe people spoke thus of gods and God in the past and the phrase found its way into this hymn?

Posting about this gives me a sense of deja vu. Sure enough, I posted about it at greater length four years ago.

Onwards and upwards. (Sometimes.)

3 comments:

S.M. Stirling said...

I think that comment is as old as time, or at least as old as human beings.

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul and Mr. Stirling!

Paul: I looked up the link and Cowper may have been partially inspired bu John 13.7

Mr. Stirling: I agree, and certain texts from the OT also comes to mind.

Ad astra! Sean

Jim Baerg said...

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/oh-i-know-he-works-in-mysterious-ways-but-if-i-robert-mankoff.html