Thursday, January 10, 2008

May the force be with you

I'm a sci-fi fan so I've seen all of the Star Wars movies (and Star Trek too). I saw all four on the first day they were released.

One of the most memorable phrases of the Star Wars triology is, "May the force be with you."

In George Lucas' four Star Wars films the power of good is represented by the "Force." The power of evil is the "Dark Side."

The phrase "May the Force be with you" is often told to Luke Skywalker as he went out to fight.

The force was never really defined clearly in the series. It was an energy presence which existed within each person. This energy force guides, protects, empowers and emboldens those who follow its dictates.

The force has a dark side and a light side. The dark side is evil and sinister. The light side is the epitome of moral correction. The dark and the light side compete for the heart and soul of characters in Lucas' films, most of the times the light side wins, but not without giving up a few life essentials.

As each character departs and begins a new adventure, especially Luke Skywalker, each was told by the Jet Eye warrior, "May the force be with you."

Real life is not a movie but life does have a light side and a dark side.

Also in real life we are guided by the presence or absence of the force, except that the force is the actual presence of God.

Daily, God (the force) speaks to us. We call it our conscience or our first mind. When we ignore that voice, we later say, "I should have listened to my first mind."

God's spirit must go where we go; everyday.

Philippians 4:9 says, "The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you." Philippians 4:9

As we rise to challenge each new day, let's be guided by the things God has taught us and shown "and the God of peace will be with you."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.