The poet Francis Thompson wrote a piece that had a profound impact on J.R.R. Tolkein, famous author of The Lord of the Rings. The poem is entitled The Hound of Heaven. Below is what Tolkein had to say after reading it. He thought of his conversion in the picturesque way of depicting himself as a rabbit and God as the Hunting Dog. Beautiful.
“As the hound follows the hare, never ceasing in its running, ever drawing nearer in the chase, with unhurrying and steady pace, so does God follow the fleeing soul by his divine grace. And though in sin or in human love, away from God it seeks to hide itself, divine grace follows after, unwearyingly follows ever after, till the soul feels its pressure forcing it to turn to him alone in that never ending pursuit.
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