Also, I suddenly had a desire to see The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on the big screen; a movie where Santa Claus cheerfully passes out gifts of weapons to the young heroes, with the admonition that they are 'tools, not toys.' Odd that spiritual warfare is reduced to physical battle where the good guys never really die.
The redemptive death of the lion Aslan and his magical resurrection seems to reduce Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection to a magic trick. Why did Aslan's mane grow back? Shouldn't he bear the scars of the horrible death he just suffered?
I enjoyed reading the book as a child; re-reading it with one of my sons left me feeling frustrated at the shallowness of the story. Where is the church--the community of faith--in Aslan's army? Why are four flawed children shown as the only representatives of humanity in Narnia?
Forgive us, Lord God, if we have placed fun before fulfillment;
if we have sought pleasure before purpose;
if we have sought to leave a legacy that does not include love;
if we have viewed all of life as a competition;
if we have placed ourselves before others.
Pardon us, we pray, and help us to set straight our priorities.
if we have sought pleasure before purpose;
if we have sought to leave a legacy that does not include love;
if we have viewed all of life as a competition;
if we have placed ourselves before others.
Pardon us, we pray, and help us to set straight our priorities.
