"Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrow will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets it's death.
And when he shakes his mane we shall have spring again."
'The Chronicles of Narnia' C.S. Lewis
As we read through Chapter 8 tonight, this poem was a topic of discussion. Now in the first book, 'The Magicians Nephew,' Aslan had created Narnia. Here, talking about what it meant for "winter to meet death," Cowboy came to the conclusion this was in some way, how God was going to defeat Satan. We talked about how man brought "evil" into Narnia in the first book, and he made the connection there of the fall of man, although that's of course, not how he put it :) Eventually, he bridged that fall of man and "winter meeting it's death," with the only logical thing, (to us) the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
"So .... " I wondered aloud, "The poem says that Aslan is the one who will break winter and bring spring. If that's Jesus, then what's up with this? Isn't Aslan also the one who created Narnia, so wouldn't that be God? If it's Jesus who will defeat the winter, then why does it say Aslan?" Cowboy said, "Oh Mama, you're forgetting about the trilogy! (He meant 'Trinity", haha). He said, "It's God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Guy!" hahahaha ...... True indeed!
I was so impressed he remembered this :) And then could actually explain and connect the two. We learned and talked about the Trinity last year in First Grade. Now believe in the Trinity or not, that's your choice ..... it's MY blog :)
The part in Chapter 9 that peaked his interest was this ..... It talked about how Edmund had made the decision to go looking for the White Witch (as in leaving the comfort, warmth, and company of) the cabin which he had been in, to go where he most felt comfortable. We had a brief discussion of the hardship of the journey, but how his hate, desire for revenge, and promise of power, kept him moving on ..... and also, how deep in his heart, he knew the White Witch was bad. This was a good bridge to the open gates .....
Cowboy asked me specifically, why the gates of a castle (the castle of the White Witch) had been, not just, unguarded, but wide open. Even a 7 year old knows the gates of any castle are protected. So I asked him, "Do you think that the devil cares who enters?" He said, "Well YEAH! If it's God, he would be afraid!"
I said, "Yes, but why would God chase an enemy who is already inferior and defeated? Is there any reason for him to enter the devils' castle?" "Oh, I guess not," he said. (We have not talked about the 3 days of resurrection, keys of hell, etc yet, too deep at this point!). So, I asked, "Why would the devil leave his gates open?" He said, "I guess because he wants everybody to come in!" Lesson achieved!
So Chapter 9 basically ended there, and as I sum up, I'm facing a difficult situation (as most of us are and do at some point), on standing firm. One of our scriptures this week is, "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit IN HIS SEASON, his leaf also shall not wither, and whasoever he doeth shall prosper." Ps 1:3
When it seems like all the world is against us but we know that we know, we are being faithful to our calling ..... although our full season has not yet come, sometimes, we get a little morsel, a bloom, of the fruit we are producing. Cowboy is my fruit. His little spirit man growing, learning, wanting, and needing ..... God. My leaf will NOT wither, and what I'm doing SHALL prosper! In Jesus name .....
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