Ragman - reissue: And Other Cries of FaithUpdated with eleven new stories and meditations, this Gold Medallion–winning classic interweaves vivid stories, deep meditations, and provocative allegories that together explore the power and meaning of love within an often inhumane urban landscape. The opening chapter, "Ragman," remains one of Walter Wangerin Jr.'s most beloved works and leads the reader to thirty–three other writings, all bearing the author's trademark poignancy and lyricism. Ranging from gentle reflections to heart–rending invocations, these selections are powerful, thought–provoking explorations of the meaning of faith, the person of Christ, and the communion of believers. Again and again, Wangerin's cries of faith touch our deepest pains with rays of joyful healing. |
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... face ; and then he began to weep , to sob as grievously as she had done , his shoulders shaking . Yet she was left without a tear . " This is a wonder , " I breathed to myself , and I followed the sobbing Ragman like a child who cannot ...
... his bones with an army blanket . And he died . Oh , how I cried to witness that death ! I slumped in a junked car and wailed and mourned as one who has no hope - because I had come to love the Ragman . Every other face Ragman 5.
... face had faded in the wonder of this man , and I cherished him ; but he died . I sobbed myself to sleep . I did not know - how could I know ? —that I slept through Friday night and Saturday and its night , too . But then , on Sunday ...
... face , and shocked it at the heart and set it afire ? Who knows the word wherewith you commanded the sun to be ? Who knows the be- ginning of the things which we can know ? Theory ! Theory ! We chirp theories like chickadees , because ...
... face . She's hiding . If I could but see her face and kiss it , why I could draw the loneliness out of her . She sings a sort of song to pass the time , a childish melody , though she is a woman in her body by its shape , a swelling at ...
Contents
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Time and the Christ | 27 |
De Aranea | 29 |
The Cry of the Whole Congregation | 32 |
A Christmas Pastorale | 92 |
A Minister for the Nations | 99 |
Servants of the Cross | 108 |
Clara Schreiber | 116 |
Body of Christ Youre a Woman | 128 |
Killing by the Little Cuts | 134 |
To Joseph at His Confirmation | 140 |
To Matthew at His Confirmation | 156 |
Lily | 50 |
The Poet and His Congregation to Christ | 59 |
THE SERVANT OF CHRIST | 61 |
The Time in the City 33 | 63 |
Preaching | 64 |
The Making of a Minister | 73 |
To Mary at Her Confirmation | 165 |
Fights Unfought Forgiveness Forgone | 174 |
To Talitha at Her Confirmation | 182 |
And Through the Night Watch Oer Your Beds | 191 |
The Body of ChristSet Free | 203 |