I am listening to Jars of Clay’s Dead Man and for some reason thinking about To Kill A Mockingbird. I love the book by Harper Lee. The innocence of Scout and her deep sense of justice that somehow matured virtually uncorrupted in her father is something I yearn for at time both in myself and others.

 

Scout has a child’s desire to connect with the dispossessed and the wrongly cast out. She effortlessly draws Boo Radley from his shell through her willingness to befriend. The movie is a worthy reflection of the book.

 

The child leads. The child feels loss and love and nevers allows herself to be buried but constantly rallys through hope. A brilliant picture of "right" humanity as it confronts and responds to "wrong" humanity.

 

It’s a good book. If you haven’t read it – read it.