In anticipation of The Avett Brothers concert on October 25th, I am writing a series of blog posts connecting some of their lyrics to words of some of my favorite authors. Today I give a nod to Eudora Welty and Rohinton Mistry.
March, 2013 – Fruit Cove, Florida
Confluence: a flowing together ; a coming together of people
March, 2013 – Fruit Cove, Florida
“All they could see was sky, water, birds, light,and confluence. It was the whole morning world. And they themselves were part of the confluence.” Eudora Welty
June, 2012 – Astor, Florida
I love this idea of confluence, of a flowing together. In it I see the purposeful way God deals with His children. We can’t, often don’t, see it. We don’t see how the bad things lead to our good. But, I hear it in the Avett Brothers’ song All My Mistakes.
But I can’t go back
And I don’t want to
‘Cause all my mistakes
They brought me to you
“Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping-stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.” – lawyer on the train – A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Not In This Soup Alone 
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