Trilogy

My older son keeps watching "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy over and over. One time it's at our house, the next at a friend down the street. I'll occasionally sit in and watch bits and pieces of them...Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the three films follow the hobbit Frodo Baggins, as he and a Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, and thus ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauronn. In a sense, the trilogy mirrors to some extent the greatest trilogy of all time...Nightmare on Elm Street 1, 2, and 3!

Kidding!

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created..." Then came the fall and the perpetuation of continually falling short and missing the mark of what God had initially set in motion; evil and our bondage to it. The second part showed us how are attempts to reach God fell far short, but that good news of Hope was coming. The third part is that Jesus came to offer us a future and a hope, and at the end of the book- we win with the "Return of the King."!

Remember the scene in Braveheart where William Wallace has a couple great lines- "Every man dies, very few truly live." "A life without cause, is a life without effect."

There is a greater picture for all of us if we choose to embrace it. For some it might be from making money to making a diference. For others, maybe choosing to leave an impact that outlives ones self. In this gray world one thing is true-- the lines between black and white are becoming more and more blurred. Don't know who said it but "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."