Lent 2015

[dreamflower]

"It is mercy, not justice or courage or even heroism, that alone can defeat evil."

PETER KREEFT, The Philosophy of Tolkien

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[meneleth.livejournal.com]

We were watching "The Unexpected Journey" the other day and during the cave scene hubby said "Bilbo ought to have gotten rid of Gollum right then." That led to the discussion of "it was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand", and of course on to what might have happened if Bilbo had killed Gollum. And then the parallel to us - thank goodness for God's mercy that we don't get what we deserve!

[dreamflower]

The other day, I read that Mercy is when we don't get what we do deserve, and that Grace is when we do get what we don't deserve.

I think Gollum was offered both, and turned them both down.