Thursday, November 17, 2005

Good Morning! 

 

Even colder this morning! 

 

I fixed the link on our web site to the Narnia story notes, so it should work correctly this morning.

 

Go to leapclass.blogspot.com, or use this link below:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion%2C_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe

 

Today's Overview:  Chapter 2 -- What Lucy Found There

 

Our second unit in the book is still in the first chapter of the story.

 

Lucy finds a lamp post in Narnia, and very shortly a faun named Mr. Tumnus appears.  (A faun is a creature that has the torso of a man and the horns, ears, tail and legs of a goat).  They go back to his cave, and tells Lucy some things about Narnia, and then he plays his flute, which causes Lucy to fall asleep.  Once she awakens, Mr. Tumnus confesses that he works for the White Witch, and that his flute playing was intended to give him time to turn Lucy into the White Witch.  But he decides not to that, and instead helps Lucy back to the lamp post so that she can go back to the wardrobe and then home.

 

The thought that our study pulls from this part of the story is based on Mr. Tumnus's change of heart.  Mr. Tumnus was going to do something (turn Lucy over to the White Witch), but in his heart he realized that it was not the right thing to do, and he had time to stop that and do the right thing.

 

So the thought for today, to me, is that it is never too late to do the right thing.  Doing the wrong thing hung heavy on Mr. Tumnus, to the point he was in tears when Lucy woke up from his spell.  Mr. Tumnus had the strength and courage to listen to his heart, and change his course of action.  I like to think that this is an example of how God's grace works in our lives -- not only identifying for us when we are on the wrong path, but giving us the strength and courage to change.

 

Today's Scriptures

 

The scriptures today all focus on forgiveness and repentance.

 

Joel 2:12-13; Psalm 51; 1 John 1:9

 

Today's prayer request:      The family and friends of Matthew Frazier

 

Matthew was a student of Megan's up until last year, when his mom had to transfer to Atlanta for work.  He had a rare genetic disorder, and he died yesterday.  He was 14.  We need to remember all of his friends and family as they deal with this loss, particularly his mother Gwen.

 

Today's class member prayer: 

 

Danny Walker

 

Have a great day.

 

Jay