Perhaps I’ve been thinking too much about denominational matters lately and desire to think about loftier things. When the idea of higher things comes to mind I am reminded of my favorite part of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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Mr. Beaver: “They say Aslan is on the move – perhaps has already landed.”
And now a very curious thing happened. None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different. Perhaps it has sometimes happened to you in a dream that someone says something which you don’t understand but in the dream it feels as if it has some enormous meaning – either a terrifying one which turns the whole dream into a nightmare or so beautiful that you remember it all your life and are always wishing you could get into that dream again. It was like that now. At the name of Aslan each one of the children felt something jump in its inside. Edmund felt a sensation of mysterious horror. Peter felt suddenly brave and adventurous. Susan felt as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. And Lucy got the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of summer.
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When I think about this excerpt from Lewis’s work, the words of Philippians 4:8 come to mind: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever, is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things (ESV). Knowing that Christ “is on the move”, may our minds be saturated with all these things as the Spirit of God works His will in our lives.
1 comment:
Amen, Billy. You know Aslan is not safe, but He is good. He's the King.
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