"Things are not what they seem. We are not what we seem. As C.S.Lewis wrote, 'The value of myth is that it takes all the things we know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the 'veil of familiarity.'' You are not what you think you are. There is a glory to your life that your Enemy fears, and he is hell-bent on destroying that glory before you act on it. This part of the answer will sound unbelievable at first; perhaps it will sound too good to be true; certainly, you will wonder if it is true for you. But once you begin to see with those eyes, once you have begun to know it is true from the bottom of your heart, it will change everything. As Frodo & Sam wonder outloud in the Lord of the Rings...we too must ask, 'What sort of tale have I fallen into?' it is a question that would help us all a great deal if we wondered it for ourselves. That is the life Christianity is trying to explain to the world. Better, that is the reality into which Christianity is the door. If we could believe that about our lives, and come to know that it is true, everything would change. We would be so much more able to interpret the events unfolding around us, against us. We would discover that task is ours alone to fulfill. We would find our courage. The hour is late and you are needed. So much hangs in the balance. Where is your heart?" -John Eldredge, Waking the Dead.
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