Miracles

I'm taking a Literature class on the works of C.S. Lewis. We read about a book a week which, though hefty, has become quite rewarding. I have loved the reading we've done for class . . . with one big exception. A few weeks ago we read a book called Miracles. It is pretty theological and I found it VERY difficult to follow. However, one evening as I let my eyes glaze across the text I came to a passage that sent tingles down my spine.

I'd found gold!!

I don't know if it stood out amongst everything else in the book simply because I couldn't understand anything else or if it really is just brilliant. I'll let you decide :)

"Death is, in fact, what some modern people call 'ambivalent'. It is Satan's great weapon and also God's great weapon: it is holy and unholy; our supreme disgrace and our only hope; the thing Christ came to conquer and the means by which He conquered."

Isn't that amazing?!  The perspective on Christianity I've been able to get from Lewis has been wonderful. I would highly recommend his works to anyone looking for a good book (The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce are my favorites). 

Hope you're all doing well. I love this season SO much. The holidays are just around the corner which means cute coats and scarves, family time, and FOOD! Bob and I are happily making it through the semester. I can't believe we're already half way through it!!  I started my thesis last week and am in the process of writing a grant proposal (wish me luck). That adventure is for a different post, though.