,..they not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. That's what I've learned after reading the piece "On His Blindness" by John Milton. This piece is a Petrarchan sonnet, a lyric poem with fourteen lines. This type of sonnet, popularized by the Italian priest Petrarch (1304-1374), has a rhyme scheme of ABBA, ABBA, CDE, and CDE. John Milton wrote the poem in 1655. The Theme: God judges humans on whether they labor for Him to the best of their ability. For example, if one carpenter can make only two chairs a day and another carpenter can make five, they both serve God equally well if the first carpenter makes his two chairs and the second makes his five. If one carpenter becomes severely disabled and cannot make even a single chair, he remains worthy in the sight of God. For, as Milton says in the last line of the poem, "they also serve who only stand and wait." There's this what we called " The unconditional love of God to us..that God loves us and accepts us the way we are, but He loves us too much to let us stay that way. That were our ultimate reason for hope. God is on us side. He wants to fill our hearts with his love, banish our limitations, and wash away the plague of negative thoughts from our minds. God’s love carries away our burden of guilt. His love not only wipes the slate clean, it also throws the slate away. God has a plan for our lives that are better than anything we can imagine. There is no limit to how good our lives can become when we max out on the power of his love.
..so, never let the fear of striking out get in your way!
Ma. Angelica C. Elloso
BEEd II - B
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