He knows that the insignificant particulars of a life are both signs of God's handiwork and hints of man's needs: finely crafted furniture, a carefully mown field, a perfect tee shot, a groping prayer, and, unfortunately, the halting march toward death.
Updike can tell of these lives because he has been there.
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