Trying to explain salvation, Wendell...
Trying to explain salvation, Wendell Berry tells a parable about a hunter who falls down
an abandoned well, disappearing suddenly out of the lighted world. He falls so quickly
that he doesn't have time even to ask what is happening. He hits water, goes under, comes
up, swims, or clings to the wall, inserting his fingers between the rocks. You cannot help
imagining the way it would be with him. He looks up and sees how far down he has
come. The sky that was so large and reassuring seconds ago is now just a small blue