Hemingway-esque, at times. Short. Realistic. Relational disconnect a main theme.
C.S. Lewis' honesty throughout was refreshing, sometimes disturbing. Genesis 32 kept coming to mind - he wrestled with God, without ultimately getting bitter, running away or giving up. Instead, the struggle led him further up and further in.
The section about faith being tested was gold. Reminded me of Genesis 22 - Abraham's faith tested in a similar way. You don't really know how solid and true your faith is until He is all you have to lean on. And God often tests that by removing the next most leaned-upon thing from your life. This makes God look like a Cosmic Sadist, without the eyes of faith. But we know that God chastens those He loves, Jesus being the author and perfecter of our faith.
Very refreshing in how he gets out of himself, putting the right priorities back: God, others, self. So much writing on grief stays in the psychological self realm...
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