By: Lynn Morrissey

Lynn Morrissey — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:10:11 +0000

So beautifully captured, Mary Suzanne, and so relevant for life. I *always* love the way your eyes see through your Christ-colored glasses and the exquisite way in which you express your insights. Fess is one fortunate prince! Sheridan, her friend, and I saw this movie while, indeed, my prince *did* stay behind in his castle (of sorts!!) falling madly in love with March madness (I’m not criticizing him, I assure–not playing the wicked stepmother here–but admittedly, I would have been pursuing other castle experiences). So the girls and I ventured out into the kingdom, instead, and encountered a few Kingdom lessons in the process. And while I can’t elevate the movie quite to Jane-Austen status :-), I will tell you that I LOVED it and gleaned many of the same lessons as you. It was a breathtakingly beautiful film in every way, and that two beloved Downton Abbey actresses starred in it was just frosting on the fairytale cake. I must tell you that I puzzle over Luke 17:3-4, and how Jesus tells us to rebuke the brother who sins against us and to forgive him if he repents (even endless times, as implied in this passage, if he repents.) Does God offer carte-blanche forgiveness to sinners who do not repent? I have been reading theologian RC Sproul’s insights on this topic and I have found them to be helpful. But all that said, surely we are to love our enemies, pray for them, not allow a root of bitterness to fester, and to have an attitude of forgiveness as much as is humanly possible, always bearing in mind (and I’ll speak for myself here) that I am the biggest sinner of all. Thank you so much for a wonderfully written post. I keep telling you that I will be first in line to read your book!!!
Love
Lynni

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