Dear Mr. Tolkien,
Thank you, sir, for the way you let your faith permeate your literary works. When I was feeling far away from GOD a few months ago and not feeling like reading the Bible or theological works by the likes of Murray or Tozer to get me back on track, where did I turn? To you. I knew that the spirituality in "The Lord of the Rings" would get me hungry for the World Beyond. It would help me to see that there is a Divine Hand orchestrating the events here on Earth, even if we may not see it. It would show me the hope in the midst of this long defeat. It would point me to the Truth without preaching.
And now here I am doing so much better. Not 100% (we never will be this side of Heaven anyway), but better. I've gone from reading LOTR to reading Mother Teresa to reading the Bible. You were an invaluable stepping stone, all because you chose to let your life and work reflect your faith. I'm thankful that you'll be on my bookshelf when I need you again here. And even more so, I look forward to meeting you There.
With much love,
Melilot Brandybuck
posted by melilotnfosco | 6:55 PM
8 Comments:
Why doesn't blogger have a "like" option?
the beauty of this is that tolkien didn't set out to write a book that would point you to God. he did what he loved best, and God took that and used it.
"he did what he loved best, and God took that and used it." - i need to do something with what i love best.
there you go!
but what? what do i do with the evolution of english, or dying languages, or tolkien-mania?
ask an english professor or a philologist or something. they'd know better options than we would
I "like" chelley's comment and hobbitsister's comment... and this post... :-D
:D
Post a Comment
<< Home