I don't really know why I am writing this but I just felt the urge to blog while I was watching "Prince Caspian" for the second time this week. (Yes...I love that movie!) I got to thinking about how the characters have grown. Especially Edmund. During the first movie, Edmund was easily manipulated. He gave into the things of the world. But in "Prince Caspian", we see how Edmund has grown. He's smarter, stronger, and more mature. He know what he has to do and he does it. He doesn't think "Well, if I try this, maybe..." or "What would Peter do?" It's about Edmund becoming the person he's made to be - in England and Narnia.
The picture above is probably my favorite picture. It was one of my favorite scenes in the entire movie. Why? Edmund has scars and bruises. Aslan took him aside, they talked things out, Edmund apologized, and all was forgotten. Of course, Aslan is symbolic to Christ. All of us, at some point, have been in Edmund's shoes. We may not have traded our families for Turkish Delight, but we've traded the most important things to us for the things of the world. We've wanted to be a part of something other than what we've always known. It's like they say "If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is." Edmund learned the hard way, as do many of us. But he repented. Aslan forgave him. Peter, Susan, and Lucy forgave him. The entire kingdom of Narnia forgave him.
If you ask me, there is not enough of that in the world today. If people betray each other, they tend to hold grudges. (I'm one of them so don't think I'm trying to sound innocent in all of this.) When the betrayer seeks forgiveness, we tend to see it as "I'm not ready to forgive." or "You can't just expect me to forgive and forget after what you did to me." If Christ can forgive them, we are perfectly capable to forgive them, too. It shouldn't take a battle between Aslan and the White Witch to put things into perspective for us. After everything they went through, the Pevensies were still there for their brother. They still loved him. Lucy even gave him a drop of her dragonfly elixir to save his life. How many of you would save the life of someone who betrayed you? Sibling or not? And you know what? Lucy didn't even think twice about it.
How many of you can say that?