Mere Christianity- Revisited

October 2006 was when I picked up

 my first C.S. Lewis book.

I had overheard a conversation

 at a Graduation reception 

as a Harvard graduate told the story

 of his "loss of faith" while at the University.

Then he was assigned to read 

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

He began to move back toward the cross.

Intrigued by this story,

 I put it on my stack of books to read.

A challenging read, yes,

 but some sentences 

just kept coming back over and over.

On October 15, 

I gave up my struggle to remember the words. 

In the middle of the night I grabbed a canvas,

 slathered paint on,

 and waited impatiently for it to dry.

And began to write...

the sentences that were turning around in my head.

And my heart.

I believe that this was an integral point

 in my understanding that I needed to 

SEE things to make the connections.

Over and Over again.

To SEE IT.

It has hung on a wall 

in my house ever since that night.

And as I pass by, 

a sentence or two will catch my attention.

And I remember......

Recently a daughter said she was starting

 to read Mere Christianity.

I asked if she wanted a reading companion.

Certainly!

Then I noticed how faded the 

Sharpie pen had become on the canvas. 

Time for a do-over.

 So - today- January 16, 2018, 

11 1/2 years later- I wrote over the words again.

Yes, we live in enemy-occupied territory.

He is NOT a tame God.

God cannot give happiness and peace 

apart from Himself, because it is not there.

Faith- the art of holding on to things

 your reason has once accepted, 

in spite of your changing moods.

Perhaps, this will last till 2030, 

another 12 years.

And possibly, my need to SEE and Remember

 will still be an integral part 

of how the Lord makes connections 

in my spiritual formation.

 I am thankful for the journey.