God's Providence and Man's Sense of Privilege By Joshua Evers

Boethius is rather interesting and has caused me to stop and think on nearly every page. Many times it is even one sentence that has caused me to go down a rabbit hole of my own reasoning. In Book 1 Metrum 5, in which Boethius writes

" O builder of the starry universe!...You are the commander. All obey your laws:" and
"You shorten day's light, and winter comes. You quicken the night, and summer comes."

I loved these lines perhaps a little too much. Boethius' words encouraged me to sit the book down for a few minutes and realize how amazing God is. He created absolutely every detail in the universe and upholds its existence. His providence is endless and we are not able to even fathom how much God does for us. It was a nice metrum, at least in the beginning.

"Your law binds all but man."

Thanks Boethius... You had to mess up. Not to worry, Boethius does not sing the same tune without correction. In fact, Lady Philosophy begins to put Boethius in his place, reminding me of how God explained to Job who was in charge. Lady Philosophy spoke to Boethius in the words of Fortune in Book 2.2, saying "Let me tell you plainly: if the things you are mourning over had been yours in the first place, you would never have lost them." I can sympathize with Boethius as I am guilty of assuming I deserve objects or acts of grace. I find myself thinking that I deserve to have this nice possession, or that much money, but in all seriousness I should be grateful that God has even given me this day. As a sinner I made it clear that I deserve hell, but by the amazing grace of God displayed through the sacrifice of His perfect Son, believers are promised eternal life enjoying God. Boethius has become a far more interesting read than I expected.




P.S. I commented on Moriah and Will's posts.