Friday, June 30, 2006

Crying Out for a Savior

Hmmm, what to write. So much on my mind, and yet I'm not really sure what to say.
I saw Superman Returns tonight with my dad. It was wonderful!!!! My favorite scene was the one where Superman takes Lois on a flight over the city. I looked at it through a Christian perspective...as if it was a personal conversation from the heart of a human to the love of a Savior. I want to try to retell the scene, although I will most certainly butcher some of the lines. Here goes:

Lois *trying to understand why Superman left her*: The world doesn't need a Savior and neither do I.
Superman looks at her with understanding and compassion and convinces her to let him take her on a flight. Lois steps into his arms and they float out over the city.
Lois: I forgot how warm you are.
They fly far out into the clouds and stop there.
Superman: What do you hear?
Lois: Nothing.
Superman: I hear everything. *pauses and looks deep into her eyes* I hear the world crying out for a Savior.

The meaning~ as humans, we are so incredibly limited in our understanding. The look on Lois's face was one of such childish innocence. We cry out to our Savior like little children. "Why, God??? Why did You leave me??? If You were here with me none of this would have happened? If You don't care, then I don't need You anymore and neither does anyone else." But what we fail to realize is that He is there every step of the way. He waits to take each one of his children into his big, strong arms and fly us up above all the pain and sadness, making our burdens His own. He longs to look deeply into our eyes and tell us just how much He loves us and wants to be our only love and Lord every day of our lives. Why do we reject that? Why do we continue to turn down the One Who can hold us tighter and care for us more dearly than anything we have ever or will ever know in this world? I'm pretty upset right now. I think I'm going to go have a good cry...
To everyone who has the chance, go see this movie. It really touched me in a way I didn't think it would.

Queen of the Cats

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