Monday, March 16, 2009

You mean, live like mortals?

How many times have you pondered the paradox of a Holy
Living God coming to into space and time as a tiny baby?
Why would he do that? How could that have been the "best"
plan they could come up with?

I heard something in Sleeping Beauty the other day
that gave me a glimpse into eternity and something
more to ponder.



Merryweather:
But what won't she expect, she knows everything.

Fauna:
Oh but she doesn't dear. Maleficent doesn't know
anything about
love, or kindness, or the joy of
helping earnest. You know, sometimes I don't think
she's really very happy.

Flora:
[getting excited] That's it, of course! It's the
only thing she
can't understand, and won't expect.
[to herself] oh, oh, now, now ... We have to plan it
carefully, let's see, woodcutters cottage, yes, yes,
the abandoned one, of course the King and Queen will
object, but when we explain it's the only way ...


As the fairies start to contemplate what it would mean
to take care of a baby, one of them says "at least
we'll still have our magic."


Flora:
Oh, no, no, no, no, no magic! I'll take those wands
right now. Oh, better get rid of those wings, too.

Merryweather:
You mean, live like mortals? For sixteen years?
[Flora removes Merryweather's wings] Now, we don't know
how. We've never done anything without magic.

Flora:
And that's why Maleficent will never suspect.




Now, this is a bit of a stretch, but if I change a few
words - do you see what I see?


Merryweather:
But what won't (he) expect, (he) knows everything.

Fauna:
Oh but (he) doesn't dear. (Satan) doesn't know
anything about
love, or kindness, or the joy of
helping earnest. You know,sometimes I don't think
(he's) really very happy.

Flora:
That's it, of course! It's the only thing (he)
can't understand, and won't expect.

Merryweather:
You mean, live like mortals? For (33) years?
Now, we don't know how. We've never done(this before).

Flora:
And that's why (Satan) will never suspect.


Did you catch that?

Jesus came to earth for 33 years -
fully God and yet fully man,
to live like the mortals because He loves us.




Notice any other similarities?

1 comment:

Priscila said...

Yes!!!
I see it!!
You preach it Jenn!

And to think...we'll be seeing those fairies pretty soon...and TOGETHER!!!