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Saturday, August 06, 2005
Even after all this time, I'm still fascinated by C.S. Lewis' interpretation of human nature as told from one demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, Wormwood. I love this quote:
"And all the time the joke is that the word 'Mine' in its fully possessive sense cannot be uttered by a human being about anything. In the long run either Our Father or the Enemy will say 'mine' of each thing that exists, and specifically of each man. They will find out, never fear, to whom their time, their souls and their bodies really belong--certainly not to them, whatever happens. At present the Enemy says 'mine' of everything on the pedantic, legalistic ground that He made it: Our Father hopes in the end ot say 'Mine' of all things on the more realistic and dynamic ground of conquest."
So, for today, how would your days be different if you really understood that your 'time, souls, and bodies' were really not your own...but God's?
Brent 5:59 AM
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