Understanding Spirituality and Culture through Christ
One of the most powerful scenes in this Season is one the father and son have a heart to heart conversation. In order to not spoil the scene I do not want to say too much, but only this. In that scene Dodi tells his dad that the reason why he is so controlling is that he is seeking the affirmation of the West, suggesting that his own controlling nature comes from deep in securities.
Read MoreBoth the Jedi and the Sith operating with conventional expectation of logic of power, miss the miracle of the story of Star Wars: the miraculous power of Luke's love turning Darth Vader to a loving father. Christmas season is a time for us to set aside our conventional expectations for our own lives, whether the expectation is for more health or wealth or happiness, and wait with awed eagerness, making space for God's miracle in our own lives. The miracle of Christmas is that somehow own own meager manger unconditionally surrendered to God will becomes a place where God's presence Forcefully manifests to redeem the darkness in this world.
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