15 November 2007
One thing I really enjoy about homeschooling and using Tapestry of Grace, is that I am assigned great books to read, that I probably wouldn’t have read on my own.
Quite humorously, I’ve been reading War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (which was the first Sci-Fi book written), every now and then reading portions aloud to my sister, Breezy, and now she’s drawing these little aliens. :) Need I add that she is a wonderful artist? One can’t help but love her.
There was a little part that especially stood out to me while reading. While the Martians are invading and destroying the London area in England, the Narrator encounters a Curate, who cannot concentrate on anything, and to all the questions he is asked, his only reply is about all the death and destruction. To which the narrator replies,
“Be a man! You are scared out of your wits! What good is religion if it collapses under calamity?“
This made me think of the sower and the soils in Mark 4 (which I was planning on reading the next morning during my quite time, what a coincidence–I think not!). The seeds that were thrown in the rocky soil (Mark 4:5-6) fit the bill.
“. . . seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.” – Mark 4:16-17
The martians are quite interesting, the descriptions are well made, though sometimes a bit vague. I am throughly joyful that we don’t have to worry about aliens coming and invading, as well as taking over our land.
Sadly, I have had a few disturbingly, creepy dreams lately, but they’re just dreams–right?
May God bless you and may you have a beautiful day. Here it’s pretty cloudyish and rainyish, but that won’t spoil my day, just make me a bit more sleepyish than usual.
