The Wanderings Blog

he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper. Tree from the Brockington house I'm back again with another deep dive into my classroom Catechism. This is number five, and we're looking at the last section of Psalm 1. Here we have a Homeric simile, a simile that is extended over many lines. It is used to bring intensity to the comparison, to make sure that the

but his delight is in the law of the lord and in his law he meditates day and night Love? I'm continuing on my catechism deep dives; this is number four, and we're looking at Psalm 1 again. This is a strange passage. It says "his delight is in the law of the Lord." Delight in law? How is that even possible? The Law? How can anyone delight in something that everyone knows is restrictive and oppressive? The law bullies; the law shames; It reveals flaws and exposes chains. (1) A

I wanted to have the Catechism for my classroom draw from the important literature we read each year where no line would be wasted: dense passages when recited day after day a scholar's attention would drift to different lines, so awareness would progress and change throughout the year.