I have just started reading this book and just finished chapter 3. I highly recommend it already --partly because I am reading it due to many other recommendations. It is a very easy read and I can relate to the ah ha moments this writer has about faith--like the Convergence of Thoughts title of this very blog.
In chapter 3, he is seeing the correlation between the features of setting, conflict, climax, and resolution and our faith journey. We respond to literature with these elements because we experience them personally and were built to do so. He also tells a story he heard of Navy Seals going into rescue hostages who would not leave with them because they did not trust them. One of the Seals removed some of his gear and got down on the floor to comfort and hold one of the terrified hostages until they realized they were friends and Americans.
As God became man, he showed his love and concern by wanting to have and better understand the human experience and show us by example how to love one another. I think we sometimes forget the importance of these two reasons for His visit. It was not JUST to die on the cross for our sins so we could have eternal life. The sacrifice in order to better understand us and His actions toward other human beings taught us important lessons about LOVE while he was here.
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