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Monday, May 30, 2005

God and Star Wars!!

I'm back from New Zealand, it was an amazing trip, and I had a realization of my call to ministry. Aside from that I recently had the chance to watch a movie I had been looking forward to ever since I knew when it would come out, right when I was half way around the globe. Either way I got to see Episode 3.
A little history on this is that I have grown up watching Star Wars, reading the books and now dragging my fiance into it all. Basically I know the whole history of these movies. So seeing Episode 3 (a prequal to episodes 4-6) I knew exactly where it was going with the characters. I saw this movie with my fiance greatly appreciating here willingness to watch it with me. Somewhere between the middle and the end of the movie the main character makes decisions that I know will lead hime down a path of pain and suffering, turning him to the "Dark Side" becoming known as Darth Vader. Seeing the things that took place caused me some pain because of the darkness of the movie and my knowledge of what happens later on.
This movie really impacted me in one large way. I sat there seeing Anakin Skywalker making horrible decisions and turning to the dark side of the force. It then hit me that I know exactly what he is turning into and where he was going, I realized that I was seeing this movie how God sees mankind. I then pictured God sitting watching over us and knowing every consequence and trying to spur us on to make the right decisions too keep us from harm and Hell. That line of thought completely changed the love I have for these movies, especially this one. I hope that anyone who reads this will see this movie.