Yeah. And this weekend I did. We had an EuNC "Lord of the Rings" weekend marathon. I'm never a sit-in-front-of-the-tv-for-hours kinda girl. But I watched all 10+ hours of it. Sam was my favorite.
I liked it. Hehe, but even though it's fiction, some of it was pretty intense. By the end I was curious to go back through and count how many characters I actually saw die or be killed -- my television murder witnessing number shot up the roof.
But besides my millions of questions (which my fellow LOR viewers kindly answered) to clear up the story line, I took away hope. There was SO MUCH hope in that movie. Hope gained from others. Strength in community. The value of honesty and courage. Fighting for good.
But what stuck out to me was the hope. Maybe it's because I pay attention to everything regarding hope. Maybe it's because I need more of it myself -- and I'm mustering up all I can sincerely claim. But hope is a gift. Passed through by the Creator of all good things and Giver of good gifts. Passed around through community. Hope, even when a "sensible" look at life only conjures up despair. My hope wanes, your hope re-inspires.
Thus, what I am continuing to hope for most is restoration. And I believe that it will come.
"...there is always hope." ~Aragorn, King of Gondor
My last comment didn't make it through (stupid dial-up). Good thoughts as always Lisa. There is much in the Lord of the Rings to talk about. The books are even better, although with much, much, much more detail.
ReplyDeleteYes, restoration is right around the corner. :)
-Jeremy
i really like Sam as well. some say he is the real hero of the story. "Frodo would not have got far without Sam." Sam stays true even when Frodo does not (faithfulness in the face of our own unfaithfulness, anyone?)
ReplyDeletei also like the theme of hope, and how all cling to it and draw strength from it.
thanks for sharing.