The Hymn of the Pearl: Your Soul's Story
A young prince leaves his father’s palace on a secret mission. He travels to Egypt to steal a pearl from a dragon. Then the story swerves. He eats the local food, forgets who he is, and falls asleep. That is the setup of the Hymn of the Pearl, a poem tucked inside an ancient Christian legend. On the surface it reads like a fairy tale. Underneath, readers ancient and modern have found something else: the story of a soul, maybe your soul, descending into this world and finding its way home. Let’s walk through it and see what it has to say. ...