Day 147

I just watched The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader for the first time. I really liked it. Not to get all cliche on you, though, but there is nothing that can do justice to the books. I knew that, and that is why I haven't seen the movie for this long.

 I resisted reading the Chronicles of Narnia for years. I thought that they were children's books, so I was not interested. Out of pure boredom last summer, I finally caved and listened to the audio version.

I have never been more surprised by a series of books in my entire life. As a Christian, there is so much in those books that speaks to me on a much deeper level. I have to admit that I found myself crying on more than one occasion while listening to them. They are a simpler model of beautiful truths that I love to be reminded of.

I really do like the movies, they just have impossible shoes to fill. One thing that I love about the movies is that they always have songs on their soundtracks that make for stellar Sunday listening material.

Side-note: I totally saw Switchfoot in concert, once upon a time. They were fantastic.




Carrie Underwood co-wrote a song for the latest movie. It's one of my new favorites. You can find the song here, but I really wanted to post the lyrics. Why? Because this is my blog, and I love the words to this song. Also because she's got some fierce copyright holds on this song that prevent me from posting on my site.

There's A Place For Us lyrics

There’s a place out there for us,

More than just a prayer or anything you've ever dreamed of.

So if you feel like giving up cause you don’t fit in 

down here,

Fear is crashing in, close your eyes and take my hand.

We can be the kings and queens of anything if we 

believe.

It’s written in the stars that shine above,

A world where you and I belong, where faith and love 

will keep us strong,

Exactly who we are is just enough, there’s a place for us, there’s a 

place for us.

When the water meets the sky,

Where your heart is free and hope comes back to life,

When these broken hands are whole again,

We will find what we’ve been waiting for,

We were made for so much more

“Please, Aslan,” said Lucy. “Before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do make it soon.”

“Dearest,” said Aslan very gently, “you and your brother will never come back to Narnia.”

“Oh, Aslan!!” said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices.

“You are too old, children,” said Aslan, “and you must begin to come close to your own world now.”

“It isn’t Narnia, you know,” sobbed Lucy. “It’s you. We shan’t meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?”

“But you shall meet me, dear one,” said Aslan.

“Are are you there too, Sir?” said Edmund.

“I am,” said Aslan. “But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”

C.S. Lewis - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader