Narnia
The clear blue waves in this picture (taken by Kenneth, I think) make me think of Reepicheep's nurse's rhyme about the waters being sweet and salt less at the World's End:"Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
There is the utter east."
Narnia--haven't we all dreamed of going there?
It is a place where animals can talk and trees can move. A place of magic and beauty.
The metaphors are so rich and full of deep morals that come from our lives, and they make me believe that C. S. Lewis was a master of both writing and understanding the values that truly matter.
From Aslan's sacrifice for Edmund to Eustace's infamous redemption story (I have to say I think I prefer the Dawn Treader movie over the book in many aspects) we have stories that can show us the Atonement in a visual way. That, for all of our mistakes and sorrows, Christ can be our Redeemer and Savior, if we are humble and willing to turn to Him, letting go of the things that weigh on our joy.
The Last Battle is my least favorite of the series. To imagine the Narnia you've grown to love be destroyed, first by human hands and then by Aslan's command, is heartrending. But it ends with the promise that, by obeying the call to "come further up, come further in", we can find a perfect "Narnia" with all of our family and friends.
What a bright dream and truth to hold on to. It makes me believe that President Hinckley was right when he said, "We are winning, and the future never looked brighter."
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
There is the utter east."
Narnia--haven't we all dreamed of going there?
It is a place where animals can talk and trees can move. A place of magic and beauty.
The metaphors are so rich and full of deep morals that come from our lives, and they make me believe that C. S. Lewis was a master of both writing and understanding the values that truly matter.
From Aslan's sacrifice for Edmund to Eustace's infamous redemption story (I have to say I think I prefer the Dawn Treader movie over the book in many aspects) we have stories that can show us the Atonement in a visual way. That, for all of our mistakes and sorrows, Christ can be our Redeemer and Savior, if we are humble and willing to turn to Him, letting go of the things that weigh on our joy.
The Last Battle is my least favorite of the series. To imagine the Narnia you've grown to love be destroyed, first by human hands and then by Aslan's command, is heartrending. But it ends with the promise that, by obeying the call to "come further up, come further in", we can find a perfect "Narnia" with all of our family and friends.
What a bright dream and truth to hold on to. It makes me believe that President Hinckley was right when he said, "We are winning, and the future never looked brighter."
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