The precious is mine. I found it. oh, the precious....the precious.
Berry, Mark, and I braved the long lines at a local movie theatre this weekend, trekked our way to our seats, and prepared to witness the "Return of the King," the most recent Lord of the Rings. What an incredible movie! In fact, you know a movie is great if you come away with a character's identity...
Berry--Aragon
Mark--Legolas "The Elf"
Chris--Gimli "The Dwarf"
However, the identity association did not stop there. I began not only to see myself in many of the characters. I saw our journey as Resonance.
Here we are, on this journey in the kingdom, waiting for the king's return. The King has taken his seat in heaven, and one day he will completely conquer the dark forces, he will come riding on his white horse with His legends behind him and the gates of Hades will not be able to hold him back. However, as we wait for the king's return there is a fellowship that he has given us. We must cultivate this fellowship of followers because within all of us is a Gollum who hungers for the precious power. It is easy to tell ourselves that this church plant is ours, we started it. We must remember that we are on this journey together, fighting side by side, not so that we may gain anything, but that we may make a way for the return of the King.
May our fellowship remain unbroken.
Monday, December 22, 2003