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Prince Caspian

Yesterday we went with some friends from church to see Prince Caspian. To be honest, I went with very little expectation. In my opinion, there are few sequels out there that are able to hold their own with its original counterpart.

So after the first hour I was not surprised that it had me only mildly interested and almost wishing I'd stepped in to see Indiana Jones! But then, to my great shock & satisfaction, came the climax....where Caspian is faced with the decision to follow the White Witch or turn to Aslan for help. From that point on the story sparked my interest and had me sitting on the edge of my seat with anticipation to the very end.

"Surly Aslan will come!" I thought. But, as he says to Lucy, "Nothing ever happens the same way twice." So without giving the story away for those of you, who like me, haven't read the book, I will say that the rest of the movie had me emotionally charged and, yes, even tearful, as Aslan unfolded the perfect plan, only to be fully grasped at the end, not in the midst, of the battle.

What I took away - His ways really are not our ways, nor are our thoughts His thoughts. But there's good reason for the events He allows in our lives. And in Peter's case, a good dose of humility learned the hard way was the chosen lesson for him--something we all need to discover at some point in our life. Unfortunately, we, like Peter, often times figure it out later than sooner and at no small price. But God never stops loving us, nor does He give up on us...praise Him for that!

Labels: movies

posted by Kushmama @ 5:56 PM