The beauty of the Penvensie children, at least to me, is that I started by thinking I would never be anything but the faithful Lucy and maybe the grown up and wise Edmund. But I have been every sibling.
I have been the blind faith Lucy and the self righteous Lucy.
I have been the justice-hungry Peter and egotistic Peter.
I have been the gentle, helper Susan and the Susan eager to be something Iâm not to be of the world.
I have been the wise Edmund and the worst traitor.
I have been all of them. And there is hope for all of them.
Thinking about this again. Not just for the Pevensie children but for every single protagonist in the world of Narnia. Lewis, in a beautiful imitation of Scripture, made sure every Narnian hero of the faith does the unimaginable at some point. Sometimes itâs impulsive more than unimaginableâlike when Diggory hits the bell and twists Polly arm (which he feels bad about immediately. But it always fits the paradox of being both in and out of character. And I think thatâs where our sin finds us; in our disappointed conception of self. The most vulnerable part of us is the place inside of us that says, âI would never do that.â
Yes to all of this! Jack does such a great job of showing how deep sin runs, and thus how powerful grace is. Really well put!
(However I am going to be an annoying nitpicker and ask WHEN in the books is Peter egotistical?? Like seriously, name me a time. Mr. âI havenât come to take your place you know but to put you in itâ is immensely humble and the ego tripping thing is movie only, baby
