So, I have been rereading Prince Caspian this week. I read it when I was in middle school when I was going through the whole Chronicles of Narnia. (Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia) Sorry, SNL flashback. Anyways, I just read it in about 3 or 4 days, it probably took me a lot longer when I was little.
I was nearing the end when the 4 original kings and queens of Narnia encounter Aslan for the first time since being back in Narnia. It was interesting how the youngest, Lucy, saw him before anyone else. Slowly one by one, everyone else started to notice him and see him. First his shadow, then his whole body.
Now being a few years down the road in my journey or faith, reading this made me chuckle a little bit. Sometimes I wonder what I would have done in faith as a child. Sometimes, now, I feel more like a child in my faith than ever. I’m finding myself following something I can’t see. Time and time again, I think I see a shadow, and things are kinda making sense.
But I may never see the picture fully here in this lifetime, but I think I’m slowly seeing the Lion.
-A
P.S. – that’s not me in the picture with Aslan, that’s Lucy. I didn’t want you to think I looked like a girl…
June 9, 2008 at 1:16 am |
I was writing a post on my facebook over the very same portion of Prince Caspian, re-reading it myself after seeing the movie. I found your blog by looking for a picture to post with my note, and found it very interesting that someone has recently found something familiar in this portion of the book… Anyway, I guess all of this to say, I am a believer, and this part of the book I felt I could relate to too, in relating to my Creator in a totally new way, I feel like Lucy and the other children, chasing this elusive being, but the pure joy of knowing when I find Him. Your post was an encouragement.