tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13501979.post2657778327025837034..comments2023-06-18T04:28:32.048-07:00Comments on And Also With You: Come for teaRaisinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210877918908790129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13501979.post-52904223635991252152009-12-08T09:45:43.612-08:002009-12-08T09:45:43.612-08:00"You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or..."You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or at sea, in church, or in trains, or in shops, or at tea...."<br /><br />I owe Tolkien for several of the ideas I have about various aspects of heaven. One of them is the Hall of Fire at Rivendell:<br /><br />"'This is the Hall of Fire," said Gandalf. 'Here you will hear many songs and tales--if you can keep awake. But except on high days it usually stands empty and quiet, and people come here who wish for peace, and thought....'" (FOTR Bk. II, Ch. 1, "Many Meetings")<br /><br />In the spirit of your post, I would add that there is always a pot of water for tea by the hearth.<br /><br />It will be well to be like Old Bilbo and spend much time in such a place: "no more a stranger nor a guest, but like a child at home," as Dr. Watts says.Castanea_dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041129689248653381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13501979.post-82751156939677090002009-12-05T07:41:36.181-08:002009-12-05T07:41:36.181-08:00What a wonderful image. Come for tea, my people. ...What a wonderful image. Come for tea, my people. Think I'll make a cup of tea and sit down with my journal. Thanks for this, Raisin.Merely Humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302481565037601842noreply@blogger.com