Lent 2015: Day 13
Mar. 2nd, 2015 06:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamflowerOne of the Christmas gifts I got this year was Walking with Frodo, "a devotional journey through The Lord of the Rings", which teases out some of the lessons we can learn from the characters' journey. I thought a little portion of this devotional was appropriate for today:
Because Frodo is humble, he is willing to serve. He knows he doesn't have all the answers. He isn't even sure he'll accomplish the task. But he's willing, even though it breaks his heart to think of all that will be lost, knowing he might never, ever return to life as it was before he left the Shire. Little does he imagine the glorious outcome of his actions--the great celebration "at the end of all things," when Middle-earth is restored and the true King is enthroned in Gondor and the people rejoice in victory!"
"The apostle
Peter wrote (from personal experience "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time." (1 Peter: 5-6)"
"This is the lesson of Frodo, making his way into the heart of Sauron's kingdom: Humble service is the key to victory."
Because Frodo is humble, he is willing to serve. He knows he doesn't have all the answers. He isn't even sure he'll accomplish the task. But he's willing, even though it breaks his heart to think of all that will be lost, knowing he might never, ever return to life as it was before he left the Shire. Little does he imagine the glorious outcome of his actions--the great celebration "at the end of all things," when Middle-earth is restored and the true King is enthroned in Gondor and the people rejoice in victory!"
"The apostle
Peter wrote (from personal experience "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time." (1 Peter: 5-6)"
"This is the lesson of Frodo, making his way into the heart of Sauron's kingdom: Humble service is the key to victory."
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Date: 2015-03-03 01:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-03-03 02:07 pm (UTC)I am also still reading Splintered Light. I'm taking it slow, because there is a lot to absorb--and I just got to the part where she contrasts Frodo to Saruman. Powerful stuff.
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Date: 2015-03-03 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-03-03 05:51 pm (UTC)https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyzqTFNfeDnE&h=HAQHF93J8