Faith vs Pandemonium
07/07/13 16:11
Pandemonium is the capitol of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost. It is not merely the tumult and confusion we normally associate with the word “pandemonium” but something more sinister, from the roots “pan” meaning “all” and “demon.” All demon certainly sounds hellish.
“Have faith or pandemonium li’ble to walk upon the scene” - from Johnny Mercer’s “Accentuate the Positive.” I see this not as abstract but as personal - demons “walking” upon the scene creating confusion when we lose faith.
Faith does not have to mean absolute certainty, or rigidity of form, but it implies the stability that comes from God, the inner calm that allows us to create, to love, to find solutions, when the devil would have us descend into tumult and destruction.
Faith knows the sun will rise before we see it. Faith knows God will uphold us now as He has in the past, even when not visible.
“Have faith or pandemonium li’ble to walk upon the scene” - from Johnny Mercer’s “Accentuate the Positive.” I see this not as abstract but as personal - demons “walking” upon the scene creating confusion when we lose faith.
Faith does not have to mean absolute certainty, or rigidity of form, but it implies the stability that comes from God, the inner calm that allows us to create, to love, to find solutions, when the devil would have us descend into tumult and destruction.
Faith knows the sun will rise before we see it. Faith knows God will uphold us now as He has in the past, even when not visible.
