"I was the lion you do not remember who pushed the boat in which you lay,a child near death, so that it came to shore where a man sat, wakeful at midnight, to receive you." "Then it was you who wounded Aravis?" "It was I." "But what for?" "Child," said the Voice, "I am telling you your story, not hers. I tell no-one any story but his own ." "Who are you?" asked Shasta. "Myself," said the Voice, very deep and low so that the earth shook: and again "Myself," loud and clear and gay: then the third time"Myself," whispered so softly you could hardly
hear it, and yet it seemed to come from all round you as if the leaves rustled with it."

from The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis


Friday, April 10, 2009

Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who Live/Call Life

today was one of my more lazy days. and, I don't regret it.

tonight I watched the movie "the painted veil." it was... amazing.

in one part of the movie, the nun mother superior says to kitty:

"When love and duty are one, grace is within you."

as this time of Easter unfolds this weekend, that quote made a lot of sense to me. I feel like I have the duty parts of following the lord down much of the time (despite my ever present sin nature) but that sometimes the love is missing. perhaps this is because I often view love as a feeling, and it is so much more than that. but I liked how the 'mother superior' character explained her relationship with God to kitty. and I do think, that when love & duty are both present, we have the ability to extend & receive grace in a much more "natural" way. like, it flows in and out of us.

I'm easy to please when it comes to watching movies, but I would say that this movie actually impacted me... grace really does change people. I mean, love changes people, too. but I think that when you give a person grace, the love that is available there is so much deeper.
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