i absolutely love the movie Pan's Labyrinth! not only is the Spanish language beautiful, but there are so many talented actors, unusual creatures, and beyond dramatic and hearbreaking/heartwarming scenes to the film. it's also a great example of a world beyond our own -- i think about all the wonderful things that God gives us in this life; but, they are NOTHING compared to the treasure of eternal life with Him in Heaven. knowing that life here on Earth, the pain, the suffering, the loss, the hurt -- if you are a believer -- that's as bad as it is going to get! every part of you and your life is in God's hands (whether you believe it or not) and He was there and will be there to lift you up and take your place when you are to be judged. we do all kinds of wrong in this world, and there's a lot of wrong done to us; but, Jesus has already been through Hell so we wouldn't have to - even though we deserve to!
anyway, i'm kind of rambling, but the journey of the young girl in the movie is a great mirror of the journey of Christ and i wanted to recommend the movie to you all. and, i was cleaning out my computer the other day, and i came across a poem (i guess you could call it a poem) from the movie that i saved:
Because the paths to the Lord are inscrutable
Because the essence of His forgiveness
Lies in His word and in His mystery
Because although God sends us the message
It is our task to decipher it
Because when we open our arms
The earth takes in only a hollow and senseless shell
Far away now is the soul in its eternal glory
Because it is in pain that we find the meaning of life
And the state of grace that we lose when we are born
Because God, in His infinite wisdom, puts the solution in our hands
And because it is only in His physical absence, that the place He occupies in our souls is reaffirmed.
