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chill-that-ur-inmyhead · 3 years

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coney island

1 - Are you a fan of garlic bread? Do you eat it on its own or as part of a bigger meal? eat it with lasagne or other Italian dishes

2 - When was the last time your area was under some kind of weather warning? Did it end up being as bad as predicted? ironic!! - weather warning for tonight right now! storm bella brings strong winds and unrelenting rain that sadly will flood certain areas

3 - Do you ever buy things from charity/thrift shops? What was the last thing you bought from there? YES, I love to get second hand dvds and books

4 - The last time you got fast food, did you eat in, takeaway or go through the drive-thru? mexican takeaway

5 - If you have multiple pets, do they get along with each other? I don’t have pets anymore! but I’d love to get rabbits again

6 - Do you ever buy things off eBay? If you do, do you participate in auctions or do you just use the “buy it now” option? I participated in a bidding war to get a taylor swift vinyl and at the last second I was sniped and lost but it was exciting

7 - When you go out, do you worry that you’ve forgotten to lock the door or turn something off? ofc, especially if I leave the house empty

8 - What fruits and vegetables have you eaten so far today? Do you tend to get your “five a day”? apple & banana, I guess I’m missing a few whoops

9 - When was the last time you were in pain? What caused it and did you manage to get it sorted in the end? just the thought of 2020 has caused me pain, I have moods that can go up or down and today was difficult since I was holding onto such anguish for what 2020 could have been if the pandemic never was

10 - Do you live in an area that gets lots of snow? Do you like it? If not, would you like to live somewhere that gets that cold? I like snow but we don’t get much, we have on occasions but it’s not a definite but I do like having 4 seasons

11 - What was the reason for your last doctor/hospital visit? refill for the contraceptive pill

12 - If someone had told you that 2020 would see a global pandemic, countries going into lockdown, compulsory face masks and millions of deaths, would you have ever believed that you’d live through something like that? I probably wouldn’t believe them and I’d look like a fool

13 - Do you prefer having the blinds/curtains open or closed when you’re at home? Does it depend on the weather or the time of day? open to let in light but once it gets dark I close them ofc

14 - Do you use an ad-blocker on your computer or phone? Why/why not? I don’t and not really bothered too much

15 - Do you still use a paper diary/planner to organise your appointments and schedules? it’s all kept on my phone in the calendar and notes section

16 - When was the last time you charged one of your electronic items? Do you have to charge that specific item often? I’m currenting charging my iPad and I feel like I have to charge it often since the battery drains quick

17 - Have you ever thrown or broken something in a temper? nothing springs to mind but I’m sure I have

18 - What does your outfit look like today? Did you pick it out for a special reason? just a top and leggings to be comfy in around the house

19 - Do you follow any vlogs or podcasts? What is it about them that interests you? I used to listen to the receipts podcast that had people write in their dilemmas and the three girls would discuss them. I also listen to Noel Miller and Cody Ko’s podcast, TMG that they post on youtube and I catch up like that

20 - Aside from Tumblr, what websites do you spend the most time on? Do you go through phases of visiting certain websites? websites that are my top would be twitter, insta, reddit and various shopping sites

21 - Do you have a good relationship with your siblings? If you don’t have siblings, what about your cousins or extended family? I have a better silblingship with my brother if we don’t live together but alas the pandemic has us living under the same roof again

22 - When was the last time you were up early enough to see the sunrise? probably 2019, 2020 has been the year where I sleep in

23 - What movie series did you last watch from start to finish? Was it one you’d seen before? Archer, re-watched it so many times and will again in a couple of months once I give myself a break

24 - Do you still enjoy watching children’s TV programmes? What was the last one you watched? OOOH for the nostalgia yes, current children’s tv? not really!! last one I watched was scooby doo for the memories and simplicity of it all

25 - Who was the last person to tag you in something on social media? How do you know that person? one of my closest friends we met at 16 when she joined my school and the rest is history!!

26 - What was the last thing you took a photograph of? a selfie of me with my sunglasses and mask on waiting for my friend - the lighting hit nicely so I took one to send to her letting her know I had arrived

27 - Are you a fan of giving animals human names? I find it funny but as to whether I’d give any animal of mine a human name would have to depend on the name and animal

28 - When was the last time you weighed yourself? Were you happy with what the scale said? like 2019 at the gym and nope

29 - How often do you buy yourself new clothes? What was the last clothing item you bought for yourself? ordered loads of long sleeved tops that were soft-spun and they’re so comfy, I now have them in light purple, rose pink, deep red and olive green

30 - What is the reason behind your mood today? Is this something you could have done something about? it was a mixture of ups and downs, the latter because I was resenting the universe for how 2020 turned out and ups because my friend told me about an interview and I was so pleased for him!

#26/12/2020

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garden-ghoul · 7 years

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fellowship of the bloggening, part 3

“apple cider vinegar makes a pretty good substitute for lemon juice if you add enough sugar! I used it to make ginger tea.”

We rejoin our heroes as they are about to eat dinner

IN THE HOUSE OF TOM BOMBADIL

... we meet Goldberry, “the river’s daughter.” For some reason the floor is mostly covered in bowls full of waterlilies, which is honestly the aesthetic I want for my house. You can’t actually walk anywhere because the entire floor is a pool full of lilies. Goldberry is a nice witch. She can also tell just by looking at Frodo and listening to him speak that he is an elf-friend, which raises some questions about what exactly that entails... is he marked somehow? Or are those just characteristics that often lead people to be friendly with elves? WHAT DID THE ELVES DO TO HIM?

Goldberry also tells them that

‘The trees and the grasses and all things growing or living in the land belong each to themselves. Tom Bombadil is the Master. No one has ever caught old Tom walking in the forest, wading in the water, leaping on the hill-tops under light and shadow. He has no fear. Tom Bombadil is master.’

THAT’S NOT OMINOUS AT ALL. Also, when he comes back, he has exactly enough beds and like, guest slippers, prepared for each of them, which is only more suspicious. Then he says he “heard news of them” (??? from where???) and repeatedly tells them to “heed no nightly noise.” I feel like he’s going to eat and/or enchant them. And indeed, three of the hobbits have nightmares brought on by strange noises (later Tom Bombadil seems to know exactly what they dreamed. frightening??). Sam doesn’t, presumably because Servants Aren’t People. He’s too stupid to be afraid. >::( whatever! Being stupid is cool and good, I only like stupid people. I appreciate Sam.

Today is “Goldberry’s washing day,” which means that it’s foggy and wet. I LOVE weather phenomena being attributed to mythical figures doing mundane chores, doubly so if it’s actually literally true. Anyway Tom Bombadil tells the hobbits stories the entire day, or maybe for much longer than a day. Because he’s a FAERIE and I DON’T TRUST HIM. They are enchanted as hell.

‘Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn... When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.’

What the fuck. Aside from the assertion that he was here before trees and rain existed, he COULD technically be a Sindar. But it sounds more like he was an overeager maia who ran into the level creator before anyone else had been at it and sat around until Yavanna came up with cool stuff he could play with.

That aside, tonight Goldberry is wearing fish-scale shoes. #aesthetic

Wow Tom Bombadil’s enchantment is so powerful that he straight up gets Frodo to hand the Ring over, almost without noticing. Tom Bombadil puts on the Ring and--doesn’t vanish! Frodo has to check to make sure it’s really The Ring, so he puts it on. Frodo, no! You’ve been Tempted! Hopefully this wood is too dark for Sauron to see into! o~o

Tom Bombadil instructs them to keep on the northwestern edge of the Downs south of the forest, so as to avoid the barrows and the barrow-wights that haunt them. I can’t wait to find out what exactly those are. And then they all go to sleep, tomorrow to face

THE FOG ON THE BARROW-DOWNS

Frodo dreams of “a song that seemed to come like a pale light behind a grey rain-curtain, and growing stronger to turn the veil all to glass and silver, until at last it was rolled back, and a far green country opened before him under a swift sunrise.” There is something so affecting about this line, and I know I’m not the first one to think so, I’ve heard this quoted so often. “A swift sunrise” is something so... it’s terrible. An alteration of reality that should not be. Primeval and at the same time clearly a portent of some awful (awe-ful) end. 10/10 for classy psychological horror.

Our heroes take leave of their relatively benign faerie hosts and go off along the northern edge of the Downs. They take a foolish rest in the shadow of a standing stone and awake near sunset, surrounded by fog. Like really, supernaturally thick fog that actually forms a dome around and over them, as if supported by the column of the standing stone. OH BOY! Our heroes go in single file through the fog, even though this is clearly a very bad idea, trying to reach the end of the Downs. Frodo, naturally, goes through some kind of magical gateway between two standing stones and is kidnapped by a barrow-wight, which is just a shadowy figure with glowing eyes; he wakes inside a barrow, in the classic funereal pose with hands crossed over his chest.

He saw lying beside him Sam, Pippin, and Merry. They were on their backs, and their faces looked deathly pale; and they were clad in white. About them lay many treasures, though in that light they looked cold and unlovely. On their heads were circlets, gold chains were about their waists, and on their fingers were many rings. Swords lay by their sides, and shields were at their feet. But across their three necks lay one long naked sword.

Fuck yes, this is SO tarot. It looks like barrow-wights want any traveller who passes by to stand in for their dead kings who were buried with their treasure. Frodo calls Tom Bombadil with the incantation he taught them, and they are rescued and the barrow broken open. Merry says a curious thing upon waking: “Of course, I remember! The men of Carn Dûm came on us at night, and we were worsted. Ah! the spear in my heart!” ...So it sounds like Merry at least dreamed of whatever killed the people who were properly buried in the barrow. Ah, yes, a bit later Tom Bombadil tells them that Carn Dûm was the capitol of Angmar, where an evil king (the witch-king??) came from to defeat whoever used to be king in Eriador. And gives them all nice little swords from the barrow’s hoard. For some reason he also prophesies their meeting Aragorn, and tells them to stay in the Prancing Pony inn when they get to Bree, which is where I believe they will meet Aragorn. Maybe Tom Bombadil is in contact with him? We shall see...

#more on this later #blog of the rings

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vardasvapors · 7 years

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Top 3 moments in the legendarium?

Okay you know what, I can do this. 3 for 3. Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion. This is literally just a connect-the-dots-to-approximate-the-takeaways-of-the-entire-timeline tbqh, not that I planned it that way, I just have good taste.

But Maedhros answered that if they returned to Aman but the favour of theValar were withheld from them, then their oath would still remain, but itsfulfilment be beyond all hope; and he said: ‘Who can tell to what dreadful doomwe shall come, if we disobey the Powers in their own land, or purpose ever tobring war again into their holy realm?’

Yet Maglor still held back, saying: ‘If Manwëand Varda themselves deny the fulfilment of an oath to which we named them inwitness, is it not made void?’

And Maedhros answered: ‘But how shall our voices reach to Ilúvatarbeyond the Circles of the World? And by Ilúvatar we swore in our madness,and called the Everlasting Darkness upon us, if we kept not our word. Who shallrelease us?’

'If none can release us,’ said Maglor, 'then indeed the Everlasting Darknessshall be our lot, whether we keep our oath or break it; but less evil shall wedo in the breaking.’

He woke to find himself in a white bed, and the moon shining through an openwindow. Below it many elves were singing loud and clear on the banks of thestream.

Sing all ye joyful, now sing all together!

The wind’s in the tree-top, the wind’s in the heather;

The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,

And bright are the windows of Night in her tower.

Dance all ye joyful, now dance all together!

Soft is the grass, and let foot be like feather!

The river is silver, the shadows are fleeting;

Merry is May-time, and merry our meeting.

Sing we now softly, and dreams let us weave him!

Wind him in slumber and there let us leave him!

The wanderer sleepeth. Now soft be his pillow!

Lullaby! Lullaby! Alder and Willow!

Sigh no more Pine, till the wind of the morn!

Fall Moon! Dark be the land!

Hush! Hush! Oak, Ash, and Thorn!

Hushed be all water, till dawn is at hand!

“Well, Merry People!” said Bilbo looking out. “What time bythe moon is this? Your lullaby would waken a drunken goblin! Yet I thankyou.”

Then Frodo kissed Merry and Pippin, and last of all Sam, and went aboard; andthe sails were drawn up, and the wind blew, and slowly the ship slipped awaydown the long grey firth; and the light of the glass of Galadriel that Frodobore glimmered and was lost. And the ship went out into the High Sea and passedon into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweetfragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water.And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, thegrey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheldwhite shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.

But to Sam the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; and ashe looked at the grey sea he saw only a shadow on the waters that was soon lostin the West. There still he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh andmurmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-earth, and the sound of them sankdeep into his heart. Beside him stood Merry and Pippin, and they were silent.

At last the three companions turned away, and never again looking back theyrode slowly homewards; and they spoke no word to one another until they cameback to the Shire. But each had great comfort in his friends on the long greyroad.

At last they rode over the downs and took the East Road, and then Merry andPippin rode on to Buckland; and already they were singing again as they went.But Sam turned to Bywater, and so came back up the Hill, as day was ending oncemore. And he went on, and there was yellow light, and fire within; and theevening meal was ready, and he was expected. And Rose drew him in, and set himin his chair, and put little Elanor upon his lap.

He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.

#berrysphase #vaporous answers #memes and assorted tumblrosity #the real answer is 3 moments from the athrabeth lbr #the hobbit #the silmarillion #lord of the rings

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theyhaveacavetroll · 7 years

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Rules: Answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag as many people as there are questions

@iwtv2007 tagged me - thanks!

1. Coke or Pepsi: Coke

2. Disney or Dreamworks: Disney

3. Coffee or Tea: Coffee in the morning and tea the rest of the day

4. Books or Movies: books

5. Windows or Mac: Windows

6. DC or Marvel: Marvel Cinematic Universe with the exception of Avengers: Age of Ultron, that one can fuck right off

7. Xbox or Playstation: Playstation

8. Dragon Age or Mass Effect: oooh tough choice. I’d have to go with Mass Effect the original trilogy I haven’t played the latest one yet

9. Night Owl or Early Rise: Night owl. I can’t force my body to adjust to the early riser schedule.

10. Cards or Chess: cards

11. Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate everything

12. Vans or Converse: neither

13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash or Adaar: Cadash or Adaar - I’m fond of both

14. Fluff or Angst: both

15. Beach or Forest: forest

16. Dogs or Cats: I have cats but I love both

17. Clear Skies or Rain: clear skies. rain drains my battery.

18. Cooking or Eating Out: eating out. cooking is not my bag.

19. Spicy Food or Mild Food: mild

20. Halloween/Samhain or Solstice/Yule/Christmas: Samhain

21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: too hot. fuck being cold.

22. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?: Making money appear out of thin air would be very helpful.

23. Animation or Live Action: live action

24. Paragon or Renegade: Paragon - I’m a goody two shoes

25. Baths or Showers: showers, I fucking hate baths

26. Team Cap or Team Iron Man: Team Cap

27. Fantasy or Sci-Fi: how about sci-fi/fantasy

28. Do you have three or four favourite quotes? If so, what are they:

I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. – Kahlil Gibran

"Death is only another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain curtain of this world folds back and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it. White shores, and beyond... a far green country under a swift sunrise." - Gandalf

"Nevermind what should be or what might be or what ought to be. It's what things are that's important." - Granny Weatherwax

29. YouTube or Netflix: Netflix until it doesn’t have what I want

30. Harry Potter or Percy Jackson: Harry Potter. Ask me about magic theory and mythology, go ahead.

31: When You Feel Accomplished: when I finish writing a chapter

32. Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Wars. Never really got into Trek even though my dad’s a fan. The Borg are officially terrifying though.

33. Paperback Books or Hardback Books: Paperback or leather-bound

34. Handwriting or Typing: depends on the fic I’m writing - some characters just demand the old fashioned way

35. Velvet or Satin: Velvet

36. Video Games or Movies?:depends on whether I’m stressed or just tired. video games are for stress, movies are for lazy nights

37. Would you rather be the dragon or own the dragon? *blinks* does anybody seriously think they’d own a dragon if they existed? Be the dragon, obviously.

38: Sunrise or sunset: sunrise, actually, strangely. just feels - cleaner, less dangerous somehow. again - talk magic theory to me.

39: What’s your favourite song? I absolutely cannot choose because I adore music, but I really love the Ent and the Entwife by Adele McAllister

40: What’s your favorite smell? gah, but there are so many! Paper - the smell of a bookshop, any bookshop

41. What’s your favourite bad joke? Two fish are in a tank, one says you drive, I’ll man the guns

42. What is your favorite Young Adult book? I think the Sabriel series was considered young adult even though it has necromancy?

43. What’s your drink order at the bar? Grey Goose Vodka, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, peach purée, basil and lime

44. What’s your favorite Magritte painting? looked it up and I’m not a Magritte fan

45. Who writes these things?! SERIOUSLY? <— same

46. Pancakes or waffles? Pancakes

My question, 47. Favorite Labyrinth character?

tagging @flinthamilton,@gedsparrowhawk,@flintstille,@bean-about-townn, @shirogiku, and anyone else that wants!

#memes

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adrift-in-a-sea-blog · 7 years

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Questions Meme! (stolen from @ohmyitsmegan) Rule One: always post the rules. Rule Two: answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones(you can answer these if you want as well) . Rule Three: tag 11 people (or as many as you can) and link them to the post. Old Questions. 1. Favorite TV show? too many! But I really like The Office 2. OTP? from The Office? DUH Jim and Pam 3. Favorite episode of Doctor Who ( or Sherlock if you prefer )? hmmmm….I really really like Human Nature 4. Best place you have ever visited/place you want to visit most? I really want to visit Brazil or Japan-but best place I have visited so far is Zacatecas, Zacatecas 5. Favorite color that isn’t normal (not a color of the rainbow)? Irididescent 6. Super power of your choice ? To be able to learn something/absorb knowledge immediately and without difficulty. Like “want to learn Japanese” BAM. oh you want to be a vet? BAM ALL CLASSES PASSED BC YOU KNOW EVERYTHING. 7. Top three favorite characters ever? toughie but maybe Edward Elric, Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle and Jim from the Office....Sam and Aragorn from LOTR are also a maybe for this.... 8. Favorite quote from a book or movie? ughhhhhh I don’t have a favorite but these are two of my favs ““So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”- (Santiago) The Alchemist Pippin: "I didn't think it would end this way." Gandalf: "End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it." Pippin: "What? Gandalf? See what?" Gandalf: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise." Pippin: "Well, that isn't so bad. Gandalf: "No. No, it isn't." - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9. Favorite Doctor? The 10th 10. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone but could never say it to their face? "I like you” 11. Best companion of the Doctor? Donna in the sense of BEST but Rose will always have a special place in my heart New Questions 1. A song that makes you want to cry? Uggggh.... Soo many since I like to listen to songs that make me feel like crying-be it because they are sad songs or just make me emotional or a fucking wreck...but one song that is very good at making me cry is "Accidental Babies" by Damien Rice. 2. A movie that you did not expect you would like but you ended up liking? Hmmm....I did not think I would likenthe Madea movies but I REALLY LIKE THEM NOW. 3. Biggest insecurity/fear? Ughhhhh. Probably never finding a guy to love and who loves me in return. So....being alone. 4. If you had to choose a fictional character to spend a whole year on an island with (island has resources and shelter and entertainment but you cannot leave it for a year) who would it be? Hmmmmm.....The Tenth Doctor 5. Why? Because first he is quite handsome. Second he is very energetic like he always has ideas on what to do. Third it would be interesting to see how he handles having to stay in one place for a whole year. It would not be a boring year that's for sure. 6. Advice you can give to someone who is struggling with love? I cannot really give advice since I suck at this thing called love. But maybe what I can say is don't be like me. Go find love even if its scary. 7. What job would you pick if you didn’t have to worry about money and why? Holy crap. Photographer probably. Because I've always loved taking photos and a photographer can take pictures of so many things and make it look beautiful. Food. People. Animals. Landscapes. Plants. Shadows. The night sky. Art. Hands. Anything. And they can choose to travel and they can take their work with them. Capturing moments in time has always intrigued me. Because there is nothing quite like looking a photograph from some time in the past, or when you felt beautiful or happy, or of your pet or that one time you went somewhere and remembering. I think photography would be the best thing if I didnt have to worry about money. 8. Language you wished you spoke fluently? PORTUGUESE. 9. Dream guy/girl-how do they look like? Dark hair. Dark or grey eyes. Handsome in a skaterboy or rugged type of way (not like runway model) Taller than me for sure. Not like buff but like a leaness to them? Like not skinny but with slight muscle. Stubble is nice. Has a kind face. 10. Fictional worlds-where would you like to live? Ahhhhhhhh. Hogwarts or Narnia. 11. What name would you like to name your son or daughter if you had one? Son- sooo many boy names. I really like Alejo. Daughter-I don't like a lot of girl names but I really like the name Yocheved. @maistress @septembersmile @ohmyitsmegan @commander-revan @darlingxdoe

#questions #preguntas #game #juego #tag your friend #ohmyitsmegan #septembersmile #maistress

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musemash · 5 years

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Images from The Return Of The King, courtesy of New Line Cinema

ARWEN’S CHOICE, GRIMA’S TEAR – part 3

Temptation & Forgiveness

The many Christian elements clearly present in Jackson’s Rings have been noted by some critics, including the power of sin, service to others, sharing, conversion, overcoming evil, pilgrimage, good will, salvation, vocation, love, compassion and redemption. One theme would be obvious even to a biblically illiterate viewer: susceptibility to temptation, as embodied by the One Ring’s effect on Bilbo, Smeagol, Deagol, Saruman, Boromir, Denethor and Faramir. This motif is presented at its most complex in the various stages of temptation Frodo goes through.

Forgiveness is especially apparent in several places: Frodo’s treatment of Gollum; Gimli’s change of heart regarding elves; Aragorn’s acceptance of Legolas’ apology; and Theoden’s kindness to the repentant Grima. The self-sacrifice, loyalty, servant nature and unconditional friendship of Samwise are a beacon throughout the film. Christ’s devotion to his mother Mary is echoed when Aragorn honors his own deceased mother’s statue (which is itself an obvious reference to Catholic veneration of the Virgin).

Providence

Divine providence rears its majestic head in several places. Gandalf tells Frodo: “Bilbo was meant to find the Ring; and you also were meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.” As Aragorn lies grievously wounded, Arwen’s spirit hovers over his body. Deep in Mordor, Sam looks up and sees a star through a break in Sauron’s poisonous cloud, and says: “There is light and beauty up there, Mr. Frodo, that no shadow can touch.” The White Tree finally blossoms, a none-too-subtle reference to the Tree of Life. Frodo and Sam are rescued by Gandalf and the eagles, as if by angels.

The filmmakers also add a surprisingly biblical twist to Theoden’s release from mental and spiritual subjugation: the king is literally exorcised, freeing him from being directly possessed by Saruman. Whether this was done because Jackson knew it was a very Catholic concept, or simply because it was a way cool cinematic device, is a matter of speculation.

Christ Figures

Just as Sauron, Saruman and the Witch King are clearly symbolic of Satan, and the Black Riders represent demons, the film also presents several obvious Christ figures: Gandalf, Aragorn and Frodo. Gandalf is explicitly called The White Rider – invoking the horseman of Revelation 19:11. As Gandalf the Grey, he falls at Khazad-dum, his arms spreading out to form a cross; he wrestles the Balrog of Morgoth (Satan) into the abyss (hell); he is later reborn as Gandalf the White, a more powerful Istari than he has ever been. In his new form, he is able to drive the fearsome Nazgul away with the white light issuing from his staff.

In the book, after the battle of Pelennor Fields, Aragorn demonstrates his gentler skills in the Houses of Healing. Tolkien writes: “The hands of the king are the hands of a healer – and so shall the rightful king be known.” While Jackson doesn’t overly emphasize this, he shows Eowyn being nursed by Aragorn – accompanied by a peaceful and lyrical song by Liv Tyler. Early in the film, Aragorn also uses his healing skills to help Frodo. There is also a very touching moment near the end, when Aragorn tells the hobbits: “You bow to no one.” He bows his knee to them, echoing an aspect of Christ: “He humbled himself.” His humility is also demonstrated by his earlier willingness to serve another king, Theoden, even though he is a monarch waiting to ascend to his own throne.

Mercy & Sacrifice

Frodo repeatedly shows mercy to Gollum, hoping to somehow help reverse the effect of the One Ring and start the pathetic creature on the road to regeneration. Frodo also embodies the punishment Christ endured when He was “wounded for our transgressions.” By the time the hobbit gets to Mount Doom, he is a devastated shadow of his Shire self.

The crucial moment, where he is stricken by the poison of evil, comes in act one – when he is wounded by the Witch King on Weathertop. Jackson reminds us of this moment several times, through flashbacks and other references. Toward the end, Frodo tells Sam: “It’s never really healed.” The price he pays in gaining the victory over Sauron’s evil, through his sacrifice, echoes the price paid by Jesus on the Cross.

Rebirth & Eternity

Resurrection is also very much evident throughout the film. Gandalf is literally raised from the dead. The injured Aragorn is restored by a mystical kiss from Arwen’s spirit; and the future king symbolically conquers death by walking the Paths of the Dead. At the Grey Havens, the last elves in Middle-Earth board a ship to the Undying Lands (also referred to by Tolkien as the Blessed Realm, the home of the Valar).

Frodo tastes death symbolically several times: getting stabbed by the morgul blade, whose poison could turn him into a wraith; succumbing to the Ring’s power on several occasions; falling into a swamp filled with demonic ghosts; and being struck down by Shelob’s sting. But all of these are overthrown by the Grey Havens scene, which represents his resurrection. “We set out to save the Shire,” he says, “and it has been saved – but not for me.” The only way out for him is to pass from Middle-Earth to the elves’ paradise across the sea. Thereby, “death is swallowed up in victory.”

The film only briefly alludes to the Undying Lands, with no detailed explanation of the term; but the concept of eternal life is touchingly enunciated by Gandalf, in a wonderful passage taken almost verbatim from the climax of the book (describing Frodo approaching the Undying Lands). As they sit barricaded in Minas Tirith, with enemy forces closing in, the wizard says to Pippin: “No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it … white shores – and beyond them a far green country, under a swift sunrise.”

Arwen’s Importance

Many critics and purists have complained about the increased role given to Arwen. Initially, the perception was that the filmmakers were simply tacking on a gratuitous romance to appeal to ‘the female demographic.’ But such talk died down when it became known that most of the Arwen scenes were taken directly from material in Appendix A of the book. Curiously, most Christian commentators don’t seem to have picked up on the Christian elements that virtually saturate the Aragorn/Arwen subplot.

In my view, this subplot was the most significant script decision taken by Jackson and company; indeed, it was a stroke of genius. By expanding Arwen’s role, based faithfully on the back story outlined in the Appendices, the scripters greatly increased the Christian content; they added a strong metaphorical element which was only implied in Tolkien’s actual narrative. It makes me wish Tolkien had woven the details into the narrative instead of relegating them to the appendix.

Arwen’s Grace

A summary of the Arwen/Aragorn story arc will help clarify my thesis. The first hint of the subplot occurs in act one, before Arwen appears in the film. Beside a campfire, Aragorn softly sings a song about the legendary elfmaiden Luthien, who gave her love to the human Beren, thus relinquishing her immortality. Frodo asks whom the song is referring to; Aragorn’s response subtly indicates he is thinking of his own immortal lover. Arwen is introduced soon after, and rescues Frodo from the Black Riders; as his wound overcomes him, she prays: “What grace is given me, let it pass to him; let him be spared.” In Rivendell, Arwen gives Aragorn encouragement, renews her vow to ‘bind herself’ to him, and bestows her Evenstar jewel upon him. He goes off on the quest, after a somber parting.

In act two, there is a flashback to Rivendell. The lovers share a tender moment; then Elrond exhorts Aragorn to give Arwen up, thereby allowing her to leave Middle-Earth and keep her immortality in the Undying Lands. Reluctantly, Aragorn breaks off the relationship; but she insists that he keep the Evenstar. Later, he is severely wounded in the warg attack. As he lies stricken, she materializes above him, conferring a blessing and a phantom kiss upon him. We hear her voice: “May the grace of the Valar protect you”; the Valar are the Ainur, the Holy Ones, the first creations of Tolkien’s Creator, Iluvatar – in other words, angels.

Arwen’s Destiny

The scene switches to Rivendell. Arwen refuses to leave Imladris with the other elves, determined to be reunited with her lover. Elrond then tells her what will become of her after Aragorn meets his inevitable mortal end; in a vision of her future, Arwen sees herself mourning the passing of her beloved, as her father paints a devastating picture of the black-clad widow wandering desolate, alone in a barren forest. Arwen capitulates, and leaves Rivendell with the other elves.

In act three, Arwen is heading through the forest with her elvish escort. She sees a vision of an older Aragorn embracing his young son, who is wearing her Evenstar jewel. She returns to Rivendell, and confronts Elrond about this alternate future; she chooses to stay in Middle-Earth, to bring her son into the world – and exhorts her father to reforge Narsil, the shattered blade that cut the Ring from Sauron’s hand 3,000 years before. Elrond sadly accepts her choice, comforts her and laments: “The life of the Eldar is leaving you.” Meanwhile, in his tent, Aragorn has a dream of the Evenstar being shattered.

Elrond gives Aragorn a gift: Anduril, the reforged Sword of the King. He also gives him the sad tidings that Arwen is dying – her destiny now mysteriously tied to the fate of the One Ring. Aragorn later uses a palantir to confront Sauron – who shows him a vision of his dying lover; the Evenstar shatters, this time for real. Aragorn takes up Anduril, and goes to confront Sauron’s army at the Black Gate; the Ring, and Sauron, are destroyed. At Aragorn’s coronation, he is reunited with his lover. The reunion, while joyous, is rendered even more poignant by the bittersweet implications of Arwen’s new mortal status.

Love & Hope

In total, Arwen is onscreen a fairly small amount of time; but it feels much more substantial. Her appearances are paced just right, and her importance to Aragorn resonates throughout the film. Their story is heavily imbued with Christian meaning, as web critic Abercius has eloquently pointed out at CatholicQandA.com. Aragorn is willing to sacrifice Arwen’s companionship to save her from a life of war and despair – loving her “as Christ loved the church, and gave Himself up for her.” Yet, he never totally gives up on his love for her, continuing to wear the Evenstar.

Indeed, he is the very embodiment of Christian hope, in Tolkien’s view; the author names him Elessar, which means ‘the Renewer’, and Estel, meaning ‘hope’. While the film doesn’t clarify these ideas, Aragorn still embodies them. At Helm’s Deep, facing overwhelming odds, he tells a boy soldier: “There is always hope”; when all seems lost, he motivates Theoden to ride out and meet the enemy regardless; and his short rallying speech to the troops at the Black Gate is truly inspiring.

Ultimate Sacrifice

In her own way, Arwen is also a true Christ figure. She, too, humbles herself; and she also makes the ultimate sacrifice. She is free to go to the Undying Lands, but chooses not to – partly motivated by the vision of the child she could only have if she stays with Aragorn. She sacrifices her immortality to bring the child into existence. While her motivation is a combination of romantic love, and love for the child, the fact is that she lays her life down to save another’s life. What could be more quintessentially Christ-like?

In some respects, Arwen is the purest element in the entire film, an embodiment of nobility, grace, loyalty and love. Her story adds extraordinary emotional and spiritual power to the film. By increasing her role, Jackson and his co-scripters actually improved on Tolkien in a profound way – and that is no mean feat.

For Fanatics Only?

Finally, here’s where we separate the elves from the dwarves. At the risk of being dismissed as a hopeless fanatic, I have to say that The Lord Of The Rings is best appreciated when it is watched in an all-day marathon; the story has greater immediacy, momentum and accumulative emotional impact. Some key elements resonate more intensely throughout the saga. Indeed, watching the complete film in one sitting (with breaks for second breakfast and afternoon tea, of course!) greatly enhances one’s appreciation of some of the most important elements of this sprawling narrative.

These include: the evolution of the relationship between Frodo and Sam; Smeagol’s struggle against his alter-ego, Gollum, and his ultimate capitulation to evil; the growth of Merry and Pippin, from juvenile clowns to seasoned warriors; the dire significance of Frodo’s wound; the relationships between Denethor and his sons; Aragorn’s progress from uncertain exile to confident monarch; the weight of Arwen’s acceptance of mortality; Theoden’s evolution from slave of Saruman to courageous champion; Gandalf’s progression from lovable Grey bungler to imperious White commander; Frodo’s view of Smeagol, going from hatred to pity to mercy; the importance of the Shire as the hobbits’ idyllic refuge from the world; Eowyn’s progression from sheltered royal to shieldmaiden; and Frodo’s evolution from carefree and complacent hobbit to haunted, battle-scarred outsider.

The shorter version is probably best for a day-long marathon, of course, simply because of the daunting length of the extended edition; but the latter is well worth devoting a day to, for the maximum experience. For the less venturesome, the film can also be split very nicely into two parts and viewed on consecutive days. In my opinion, it’s best to end part one after Saruman sends his army of Uruk-hai off to Helm’s Deep; and to begin part two with Merry and Pippin seeing Saruman’s army in the distance. A Galadriel monologue soon after that scene effectively encapsulates the key points of the story’s first half.

Missed Opportunity

After all is said and done, there’s only one thing Jackson could do to improve upon his work: release the full extended film worldwide as a big-screen special event – preferably in Imax theatres. The extended editions of Fellowship and Towers were given a brief theatrical run in 2003; but as far as I know, aside from a few limited presentations, the extended finale has never been widely shown to the public on the big screen internationally. Surely, this is a missed opportunity.

Now that he has gotten his King Kong remake, The Lovely Bones and The Adventures of Tintin out of his system, and especially since The Hobbit has finally become a reality, I hope Jackson may consider doing a big-screen edition of the complete Rings saga (maybe even a 3D version, if it is done properly). New Line Cinema would be wise to do it now that the complete Hobbit trilogy has run its course; indeed, I would love to see a special presentation of both trilogies in the theatres.

Supreme Masterpiece

Speaking of The Hobbit, much has been written about the supposed failure of Jackson to remain faithful to the book. I have to disagree with that assessment, and have done so at great length in my review (see link below). Personally, I think the Hobbit series is surpassed only by the Rings Trilogy, as a supreme work of fantasy. I can't think of any production unit that could have done a better job than Peter Jackson and his colleagues, and I am greatly looking forward to further flights of fancy from those quarters. It's fun to ponder how the Kiwi Wizard could possibly top himself.

We might dare hope that he and his team could someday tackle The Silmarillion. It is a rather unwieldy book, but a great film could be made by focusing on the creation myth of Iluvatar and the Ainur; the theft of the Silmarils; the villainy of Sauron’s mentor, Morgoth; the tragedy of Beren and Luthien; the cataclysmic destruction of Numenor; and Sauron’s defeat in the War of the Last Alliance. Tolkien’s Children Of Hurin would also make a fine film – albeit a rather gloomy one, but powerful nonetheless. However, considering the intransigence of the Tolkien Estate, it is highly unlikely Jackson would ever get the movie rights.

In conclusion: It is indeed no exaggeration to call The Lord Of The Rings a supreme masterpiece. While it has a few miniscule flaws, it is nevertheless one of the very greatest accomplishments in the history of film. It is highly doubtful that it could ever be surpassed as a spectacle. In my mind, the only thing that could conceivably trump it would be a faithful adaptation of the Book Of Revelation – done with the same state-of-the-art technology, craftsmanship and imagination, by someone with money willing to invest it. Is George Lucas listening? Just kidding! How about Spielberg?

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Incredibly sad that Bernard Hill has died. I know this is a Rings of Power blog but the LOTR films have been part of my life for so long and what got me into the World of Middle Earth. I'm utterly heartbroken.

Years ago at a con I met Sean Astin and had the chance to see the others too and Bernard was right there but I just didn't have more money/time to meet him (even though back then autographs were only £25 asdfghj)

I'm so sad I never got to tell him how wonderful he was, like I've been able to tell the Hobbits Elijah, Billy, Dom and Sean and Galadriel (Morfydd) and others from LOTR/ROP and am so grateful for that.

Bernard Hill was also in one of my other fave things Titanic as Captain Smith and he was extraodinary,

I hope Bernard rests easy in the halls of his fathers in a far green country under a swift sunrise with all the other greats.

rip King <3

#bernard Hill #rip #theoden #lotr #the lord of the rings #sadoc burrows #I wanted to include this moment because I find it so comforting albeit very sad

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THERE IS MORE TO OUR STORY

JPCC Kota Kasablanka Service 3 (25 Maret 2018)

BY PS. SIDNEY MOHEDE

Ada 2 pengumuman yang ingin saya bagikan sebelum memulai kotbah pada hari ini, salah satunya adalah mengenai program “Excellent Sacrifice”, bagi jemaat yang ingin berpartisipasi untuk memberikan persembahan yang terbaik kepada Tuhan.

Dan yang kedua adalah mengenai program Bible Reading Plan JPCC “Read to Hear” yang saat ini sudah ada di Kitab Matius, dimana melalui program ini kita semua bisa saling share Firman di dalam satu komunitas DATE.

Di akhir bulan ini, kita sedang membicarakan mengenai Tema Hope atau Pengharapan, disaat saya diberikan kesempatan untuk menutup tema bulan ini, ini merupakan tema yang tersulit untuk saya, karena saya sedang dalam kondisi musim kehidupan dimana saya sangat membutuhkan Pengharapan Tuhan terutama dalam hal medis.

Seperti yang mungkin beberapa dari anda ketahui, fungsi pendengaran telinga kiri saya sekarang hanya tinggal 12% dan ada dengungan keras yang dirasakan setiap hari selama 2 tahun karena saya menderita Meniere’s disease.

Sharing Ps. Sidney – Di hari sabtu kemarin, saya bersama keluarga sedang menghabiskan waktu di Mall, dan malamnya saya berencana untuk mereview bahan kotbah yang saya siapkan untuk hari ini.

Sekitar Jam 4.30 sore saya tiba-tiba merasakan akan mendapatkan serangan vertigo (karena meniere’s disease) yang cukup akut, dimana keseimbangan saya terganggu, bagi kebanyakan orang, kondisi vertigo ini hanya terjadi selama beberapa menit tetapi untuk saya, hal ini bisa terjadi selama berjam-jam.

Saya kemudian berkata kepada anak saya, Chelsea, untuk menggenggam tangan saya disaat sedang merasa pusing saat itu, dan dia kemudian berkata, “I hope you feel better, and get better, Dad“, sejenak saya berpikir dan kemudian bertanya kepada Tuhan, “Bagaimana kalau saya tidak menjadi lebih baik?“, dan saya kemudian juga mengatakan hal yang sama kepada Chelsea.

Dia kemudian diam, dan kemudian berkata “Saya akan tetap mengasihi Tuhan, meskipun saya juga akan merasa kecewa kepada Tuhan“. Saya kemudian memikirkan perkataan dia, dan juga pemikiran-nya pada saat itu, saya cukup yakin bahwa ini merupakan pemikiran banyak orang disaat hal yang sama terjadi (disaat sedang mengalami pergumulan).

Pertanyaan saya kepada anda, “Jika Tuhan tidak menjawab doa anda, tidak memulihkan kondisi anda, atau tidak memutarbalikkan kebutuhan anda, apakah anda masih bisa mengasihi, dan memilih untuk berharap kepada-Nya?”

Hari ini, saya akan membahas tentang Pengharapan yang Alkitab nyatakan dan seharusnya kita miliki.

Saya teringat akan sebuah adegan film dari Lord of The Rings, sebuah film yang dibuat dari buku seorang JR. Tolkien, orang percaya yang melalui kreasi-nya mengambil Image dari Alkitab untuk menunjukkan Kasih Tuhan yang rela untuk melakukan apa saja bagi kita.

Ada satu adegan dalam Lord of The Ring : Return of The King, dimana ada karakter bernama “Pippin”, seorang Hobbit dan “Gandalf the Wise”, dimana mereka berada dalam situasi terkepung, begitu banyak musuh ada tepat berada di depan Gerbang Benteng bernama Minas Tirith yang mereka tinggali, dan semua musuh ini siap menghantam mereka, mereka berdua kehilangan pengharapan karena semua sekutu yang ada pada saat itu sudah mati.

Percakapan mereka adalah sebagai berikut :

Pippin and Gandalf Conversation

PIPPIN: I didn’t think it would end this way.

GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.

PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what

GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.

PIPPIN: Well, that isn’t so bad.

GANDALF: No. No, it isn’t.

Seringkali disaat saya memperhatikan adegan ini, hal ini menunjukkan kepada kita akan situasi disaat kita merasa putus asa akan kondisi hidup.

Keputus-asaan sering lupa bahwa masih ada banyak halaman dalam buku cerita kita, tetapi Harapan selalu suka keseluruhan cerita kita.

Kita sering hanya sekedar melihat keadaan sekarang yang ada dalam dunia ini dan bersifat jasmani, tetapi Tuhan melihat dimensi yang tidak kelihatan.

What is essential is invisible to the eye, hal yang penting tidak terlihat oleh mata.

Apa yang tidak terlihat oleh mata? Saya sering berkata bahwa “The best things in life are not things”, tetapi bukan ini yang dimaksud dengan Pengharapan di Alkitab, Our Biblical Hope is Based on a Person, and not on Things.

Optimis adalah istilah dunia tentang Pengharapan, melihat suatu situasi akan menjadi lebih baik, tetapi Biblical Hope adalah tetap berharap bahkan pada saat situasi dan kondisi di sekeliling kita tidak bisa memberikan jawaban apapun juga.

Satu hal yang pasti hanyalah Tuhan di dalam hidup kita, terserah Tuhan apakah dia akan memberi jawaban atas doa kita atau tidak, kita boleh tidak mengerti maksud Tuhan apa, tetapi satu hal yang kita harus mengerti adalah bahwa Tuhan selalu baik dalam hidup kita.

Apapun yang kita lewati, dan semua kesesakan yang sedang kita alami, kita harus mengerti bahwa “There is more to our story”.

Opening Verse – “Sebab itu kami tidak tawar hati, tetapi meskipun manusia lahiriah kami semakin merosot, namun manusia batiniah kami dibaharui dari sehari ke sehari. Sebab penderitaan ringan yang sekarang ini, mengerjakan bagi kami kemuliaan kekal yang melebihi segala-galanya, jauh lebih besar dari pada penderitaan kami. Sebab kami tidak memperhatikan yang kelihatan, melainkan yang tak kelihatan, karena yang kelihatan adalah sementara, sedangkan yang tak kelihatan adalah kekal.” ‭‭2 Korintus‬ ‭4:16-18‬ ‭TB‬‬

What is essential is invisible and important to the eye, kebanyakan dari kita kehilangan pengharapan karena kita melihat apa yang saat ini ada secara jasmani, kita perlu memperhatikan akan sesuatu yang tidak terlihat, kisah cerita kita tidak berakhir disini, apapun kesusahan dan kesesakan yang kita alami.

Supporting Verse – “Dalam iman mereka semua ini telah mati sebagai orang-orang yang tidak memperoleh apa yang dijanjikan itu, tetapi yang hanya dari jauh melihatnya dan melambai-lambai kepadanya dan yang mengakui, bahwa mereka adalah orang asing dan pendatang di bumi ini. Sebab mereka yang berkata demikian menyatakan, bahwa mereka dengan rindu mencari suatu tanah air. Dan kalau sekiranya dalam hal itu mereka ingat akan tanah asal, yang telah mereka tinggalkan, maka mereka cukup mempunyai kesempatan untuk pulang ke situ. Tetapi sekarang mereka merindukan tanah air yang lebih baik yaitu satu tanah air sorgawi. Sebab itu Allah tidak malu disebut Allah mereka, karena Ia telah mempersiapkan sebuah kota bagi mereka.” ‭‭Ibrani‬ ‭11:13-16‬ ‭TB‬‬

The word “Hope” dalam perjanjian lama terdiri dari 2 kata, yaitu Yachal : To wait for, dan Qavah : To wait, from the word QAV-Cord, (tali) yang ditarik (tension) sampai ada release. Artinya, Patience is a proof of Hope, Kesabaran adalah bukti dari Pengharapan.

Supporting Verse – “Aku menanti-nantikan Tuhan, jiwaku menanti-nanti, dan aku mengharapkan firman-Nya. Jiwaku mengharapkan Tuhan lebih dari pada pengawal mengharapkan pagi, lebih dari pada pengawal mengharapkan pagi. Berharaplah kepada Tuhan, hai Israel! Sebab pada Tuhan ada kasih setia, dan Ia banyak kali mengadakan pembebasan.” ‭‭Mazmur‬ ‭130:5-7‬ ‭TB‬‬

Pengharapan kita adalah Who, bukan What, harapan kita ditaruh kepada nama Yesus. Ada seorang Nabi bernama Hosea yang bernubuat di perjanjian lama, dimana saat itu bangsa Israel memalingkan muka mereka akan Tuhan, dan situasi yang ada saat itu sangatlah kacau.

Supporting Verse – ‬‬“Kebun-kebun anggurnya akan Kukembalikan kepadanya, dan Lembah Kesusahan akan Kujadikan pintu pengharapan. Di sana ia akan menyambut Aku seperti pada masa mudanya, ketika ia baru keluar dari Mesir.” Hosea‬ ‭2:15‬ ‭BIMK‬‬

“Akulah pintu. Siapa masuk melalui Aku akan selamat; ia keluar masuk dan mendapat makanan.” ‭‭Yohanes‬ ‭10:9‬ ‭BIMK‬‬

“Marilah kita bersyukur kepada Allah, Bapa Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus! Ia sangat mengasihani kita, itu sebabnya Ia memberikan kepada kita hidup yang baru, dengan menghidupkan kembali Yesus Kristus dari kematian. Ini memberikan kita harapan yang kokoh.” ‭‭1 Petrus‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭BIMK‬‬

Seperti ayat diatas, Nubuat Hosea itu baru digenapkan 400 tahun kemudian. Pintu tersebut ada di dalam nama Yesus, dan bukan berupa secara fisik. Hidup baru yang kita peroleh melalui kebangkitan ada melalui kematian Kristus, dan kita memiliki harapan yang baru melalui-Nya.

It is God’s past faithfullness that motivates HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. We can look forward by looking backward, Trusting in nothing, other than GOD’S CHARACTER.

Pengharapan kita didasari oleh satu pribadi yang bernama Yesus, karena Yesus selalu baik dan dia selalu “in control”. Saya percaya akan karakter Tuhan, dan bukan percaya di dalam kondisi kehidupan saya.

Supporting Verse – “Sebab itu kami tidak tawar hati, tetapi meskipun manusia lahiriah kami semakin merosot, namun manusia batiniah kami dibaharui dari sehari ke sehari. Sebab penderitaan ringan yang sekarang ini, mengerjakan bagi kami kemuliaan kekal yang melebihi segala-galanya, jauh lebih besar dari pada penderitaan kami. Sebab kami tidak memperhatikan yang kelihatan, melainkan yang tak kelihatan, karena yang kelihatan adalah sementara, sedangkan yang tak kelihatan adalah kekal.” ‭‭2 Korintus‬ ‭4:16-18‬ ‭TB‬‬

Dari kata “mengerjakan“, artinya dalam bahasa yunani adalah to prepare atau mempersiapkan, artinya semua kesesakan yang sedang kita alami dan lalui sekarang sedang mempersiapkan kita untuk kemuliaan yang kekal dan tidak kelihatan.

Apapun yang sedang kita lewati, jangan pernah pikirkan bahwa itu akan menjadi percuma dan sia-sia, karena semua itu mempersiapkan sebuah kemuliaan yang kekal dan tidak bisa dilihat oleh mata.

Saya tahu Tuhan sanggup menyembuhkan dan melakukan mukjizat atas diri saya, tetapi meskipun Dia tidak melakukan itu, Saya akan tetap menyembah Dia dengan segenap hati, My story is not over and there is more to my story and yours. Pengharapan kita didasari pada seorang Pribadi bernama Kristus, dan bukan pada doa kita yang dijawab oleh Tuhan.

Supporting Verse – “Kalau pengharapan kita kepada Kristus terbatas pada hidup kita di dalam dunia ini saja, maka dari seluruh umat manusia di dalam dunia ini, kitalah yang paling malang!” ‭‭1 Korintus‬ ‭15:19‬ ‭BIMK‬‬

Disaat saya sedang dalam pergumulan, ada sebuah lagu yang sangat berkenan di hati saya, dan sangat memberkati saya. Ijinkan saya untuk share dan menyanyikan lagu ini kepada anda semua.

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Even If By Ps. Sidney Mohede

Lyric Even If by Mercy Me.

They say sometimes you win some

Sometimes you lose some

And right now, right now I’m losing bad

I’ve stood on this stage night after night

Reminding the broken it’ll be alright

But right now, oh right now I just can’t

It’s easy to sing

When there’s nothing to bring me down

But what will I say

When I’m held to the flame

Like I am right now

I know You’re able and I know You can

Save through the fire with Your mighty hand

But even if You don’t

My hope is You alone

They say it only takes a little faith

To move a mountain

Well good thing

A little faith is all I have, right now

But God, when You choose

To leave mountains unmovable

Oh give me the strength to be able to sing

It is well with my soul

I know You’re able and I know You can

Save through…

Kalau lagu ini untuk anda, saya tidak tahu apa yang sedang anda alami sekarang, tetapi seperti Nabi Hosea yang menubuatkan bahwa dari lembah kesusahan akan menjadi pintu pengharapan, Tuhan sanggup untuk melakukan apa saja dalam hidup anda, dan apapun yang terjadi, ada cerita yang lebih besar yang bisa diceritakan lagi, Harapan kita ada bersama Yesus, percayai Karakter Tuhan, Move Forward in Hope and His Character that God is Good.

One day, you will look back on this season and know that you are truly blessed, and not because things were perfect but because you found perfect grace even in the worst of it – Morgan Nichols

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