Tag: Lord of the Rings

A Loveliness Upon the Horizon Waits

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A wonderful Sunday of peace and rest slowly winds to a close.

And deliciously-spiced chicken cooks on the stove in anticipation of a beautiful chicken parm dinner – it may be a slightly late 9 o’clock dinner, but all the better for the waiting. And now – shall I mar this evening with more writing? A plethora of words does not a masterpiece make. I shall just share a few words from my afternoon reading that warmed my heart…

The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places;
but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now
mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, page 348

Son of Gondor

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Lasagna almost ready to eat and Fellowship of the Ring almost at its conclusion. What a beautiful evening! Every time I see this movie, I’m reminded why it’s one of my favorites. To see the veritable clash between good and evil. Darkness is out there – yet we fight. I just saw one of the most moving scenes in cinema history, the farewell between Aragorn and Boromir. “I would have fought with you, my brother…my captain…my king.” Oh love.

And so with one of my favorite movies winding to its end(Sam and Frodo sailing across the river together!), I just thought I’d post quickly this Saturday evening before I eat my lasagna. All good things come from the Father of lights, and it is Him to whom I offer my thanksgiving this night. Farewell my friends! Now, it’s lasagna time for me. Mmm delicious. Peace and love.