This week we did an imitation of a description of God from Augustine's The Confessions. Our class instead described Aslan, the Christ figure in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe...
Here is the original, St. Augustine description....
What, therefore, is my God? What, I ask, but the Lord God? "For whom is Lord but the Lord himself, or who is God besides our God?" Most high, most excellent, most potent, most omnipotent; most merciful and most just; most secret and most truly present; most beautiful and most strong; stable, yet not supported; unchangeable, yet changing all things; never new, never old; making all things new, yet bringing old age upon the proud, and they know it not; always working, ever at rest; gathering, yet needing nothing; sustaining, pervading, and protecting; creating, nourishing and developing; seeking, yet possessing all things; Thou dost love, but without passion; art jealous, yet free from care; dost repent without remorse; art angry, yet remainest serene. Thou changest thy ways, leaving thy plans unchanged; thou recoverest what thou hast never really lost. Thou art never in need but still thou dost rejoice at thy gains; art never greedy, yet demandest dividends.
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Here's Meghan's description of Aslan...
What,therefore,is my King . Who else can be than the Great Helper ? " For who is lion but the lion himself , or who is savior besides our savior ?" Most Triumphant, most Powerful, most Righteous, most Almighty ; Caring and forgiving ; absent and present ;helper and welcoming ; brings life , yet will end winter ; to be feared , yet longing for his presence ; willing to be sacrificed , and yet defeats death . My King, son of the Great Emperor , gives freedom, and sorrows will be no more .
-Meghan
Here's Amy's description of Aslan..
What do I call my righteous King? Who other than Aslan, Lord of the Wood? "Who is the lion, but the great lion himself, or who is the king, but the king of the beasts?" Most righteous, most powerful, most royal, most forgiving; most approachable and welcoming; most present yet absent; most terrifying and powerful; most caring yet conquering; changing everything around him, yet never himself changing; has been gone long, yet he has returned; he defeats death and lives again. The great lion, son of the Great Emperor Beyond the Sea, with him all sorrows are gone.
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