A Day, A Year, A Lion
Another Day Along the Way
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Another day,
The hurried arrival and departure of Christmas happened again. A new year here already? Were we ready?
Time moves so quickly. We, again, seek improvement, forgiveness, dreams, plans.
We list hopes. We pursue wishes. We long for change: weight to lose, friends to make, goals to accomplish, places to visit.
As we enter 2008, I pray we hear from a Lion. The Lion.
Yes, I've been reading and listening again to The Chronicles of Narnia. C. S. Lewis' stories present some of the most creative narratives ever written. They never get old to me. While recently driving for several hours, I let the CD of The Horse and His Boy remind me of a Lion. The Lion. And I realized the only way resolutions and dreams are possible. Again.
Only as Aslan directs us, protects us, and corrects us, can we travel safely and successfully.
As we enter 2008, let's let the Lion lead. List hopes, pursue wishes, and long for change. But let Aslan direct, protect, and correct. Maybe then, even as inexperienced boys, we might fight the battle and win the war.
This year will be like no other. New days await. I pray we are ready. For life, for change, for the Lion.
Along the way,
Chris Maxwell
Powerful Statement: It was from the Lion that the light came. No one ever saw anything more terrible or beautiful.
(C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Another day,
The hurried arrival and departure of Christmas happened again. A new year here already? Were we ready?
Time moves so quickly. We, again, seek improvement, forgiveness, dreams, plans.
We list hopes. We pursue wishes. We long for change: weight to lose, friends to make, goals to accomplish, places to visit.
As we enter 2008, I pray we hear from a Lion. The Lion.
Yes, I've been reading and listening again to The Chronicles of Narnia. C. S. Lewis' stories present some of the most creative narratives ever written. They never get old to me. While recently driving for several hours, I let the CD of The Horse and His Boy remind me of a Lion. The Lion. And I realized the only way resolutions and dreams are possible. Again.
Only as Aslan directs us, protects us, and corrects us, can we travel safely and successfully.
As we enter 2008, let's let the Lion lead. List hopes, pursue wishes, and long for change. But let Aslan direct, protect, and correct. Maybe then, even as inexperienced boys, we might fight the battle and win the war.
This year will be like no other. New days await. I pray we are ready. For life, for change, for the Lion.
Along the way,
Chris Maxwell
Powerful Statement: It was from the Lion that the light came. No one ever saw anything more terrible or beautiful.
(C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy)
13 Comments:
Happy New Year Chris! God is good and this is going to be a great year. Every year I feel a little more organized. This year my resolution is to be a planner, for the events I know are coming, to be totally prepared ahead of time and not rushed into things. Kind of like someone else I know. . . ha ha! Have a great one I'll talk to you soon!
Good to hear from you. Why has it been so long? Too long.
Nice words. I pray you have a wonderful year of God's blessings and abundance.
The horse and his boy! What a great story. It's also about learning new things. My prayer is that we stay open to learning new things in 2008.
In 2008, look for the hand of God in new things. Don't reject it just because it's not the way we've always done it.
As a "Lyon" I am grateful to say the "lion" has arrived. A blessed and exciting New Year to you my friend.
Bobbe Lyon
What has been takin you so long to write your Another Day? Stay in touch.
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It's so scary to follow the Lion sometimes. Scary and lonely and so, so difficult. Even when I know it is Him leading, I don't always want to follow. Maybe I take advantage of Him knowing He will rescue me wherever I go. I hope I will follow no matter what in this new year.
It was good hearaing from you again, Chris. Keep me in your prayers. I can't explain right now, but things aren't good here right now.
Hugs,
Sally (your writer friend)
I sure wish my prayers would be answered this year. Pray that are answered.
Refreshing reminder of the way things should be, us never really growing up. We are all sick of being crushed by organization, time, and what people now call christianity. We are all just children anyways... Thanks for the breathing room pops.
Happy New Year my friend. I pray I can be more like Aslan this year. "he's not a tame lion you know..." let's be "wild" in the right ways. and, in the "write" ways.
Maybe I should break my resolutoin not to make resolutions, and make a resolution not to let fear stop me from following the Lion. Pawing and biteing at his tale whenever possible. Ooops to much discovery chanel over the break.
Fear stops me from fallowing the Lion. Not because i'm afraid of Him or of where we're going, but of failing. I hate disapointing myself but disapointing others is even worse. The first thing that come to my mind was the chorus of Let The Lion Run Free by 4Him
"Break these chains, open this cage, let the lion run free. Destiny awaits beyond these gates. Let the lion run free."
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