Friday, May 16th is the opening night of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Tickets are $9.00. Bring extra if you want refreshments. Rides leave the Rock at 6:00pm. You must let us know in advance in you are coming so we have enough transportation!
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The Great Lion
by Andy Wheeler
I love that C.S. Lewis chose to depict Jesus as a lion. Sure Jesus was called one in the Bible, but I am pretty sure it was meant as a metaphor. When you read or watch the Narnia stories that metaphor comes to live. You see the power and the majesty that was flowing through the mind of John when he wrote about his vision: “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed” (Rev 5:5) I’ve heard it said that it took the strength of the lion to lay his life down as the lamb.
The amazing part about The Chronicles of Narnia is that it is first and foremost a wonderful story. As people of all ages dig deeper and deeper into it they will experience a great love and longing for Aslan the lion. The leap from loving Aslan to loving Jesus is a very short one indeed.
Disney films is releasing Prince Caspian on Friday May 16th. It’s the second Narnia story (out of seven) to be made into a movie. My favorite scene in the book involves Lucy and Aslan. The four children had been called back to Narnia and were trying to find their way through the woods. Lucy saw Aslan and told the others that he wanted them to follow him. The others could not see him and thought that Lucy was imagining things. After several attempts to convince the group Lucy announced that she had to follow him, so even if they wouldn’t go with her, she was still going. The group ended up following her, but not without complaining or making her feel stupid. At one point Lucy’s pace quickened and the trail got more dangerous. C.S. Lewis writes that Lucy’s eyes became fixed on the lion and all other cares ceased to exist. It didn’t matter that she was scared, that her brothers and sister were mad at her or that she might get hurt. All she cared about was that when she fixed her eyes upon Aslan, he smiled back at her. AMEN, I pray that I am more like Lucy.
For more insight into the meaning behind Aslan and the Chronicles of Narnia, check out: Finding God in the Chronicles of Narnia (I have a copy you can borrow) or ask me, I’d love to talk with you.
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the makers of Prince Caspian kept to the original story surprisingly well… i heard they were going to make it into a silly pure-action flick, but thankfully this was not the case