Finding Jesus in Narnia

 
I just had a snow say off from school and it was the biggest blessing from above ever. In a nutshell, my life is VERY busy right now and I despriatly needed a day to step into the Wardrobe and remember who I am.
After writing that last sentence I realize I sound crazy, which is probably not false, but I need to preface this bloggventure. When I was in the 4th grade, I decided to pick up CS Lewis's masterpiece, The Chronicals of Narnia. Sister, if you have not read these books, you are missing out big time.(Sidenote, the first movie is incredible, but the other two were way off from the books, but still great movies) So as you can tell, to say that I love Narnia would be an understatement. How, you may be asking yourself, can one book series be so amazing that Juli Anna would spend her Saturday night writting a blogpost about it? Well, Im glad you asked. Since there are 7 books in the series, I am going to tell you about my favorite and the most popular book.
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a book about four siblings(Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter Pevency) and their adventures through a magical wardrobe into a magical land called Narnia. When the children stumble into the land, they discover that Narnia is under a curse that causes an deternal winter. Narnia has fallen under the rule of the evil White Witch who casted the cold curse. After meeting some friendly beavers, the four Pevency children discover that the great lion Aslan has returned to restore Narnia to its former glory. Now the children being new to Narnia and its beasts, had never heard the name Aslan before. One of my absolute favorite parts of the book is when Mr. Beaver says,"They say Aslan is on the move." CS Lewis later writes,"At the name of Aslan each one of the children felt something jump in its inside. Edumnd felt a sensation of mysterious horror. Peter felt suddenly brave and adventerous. Susan felt as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. And Lucy go the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that its the beginnig of the holidays or the beginning of summer."
I am not going to spoil the story too much, but I will tell you that Aslan is symbolic to Christ in the Chronicles. The first time the Pevenciy hear Aslan's name each of them has a diffrent reaction because each of them, naturaly is diffrent. Edmund has lots of internal struggles throught the book. He meets the white witch early one and is enticed by her magically addictive Turkish Delight. He is horrified when he hears Aslan's name because he is convicted of his wrongdoings. Peter, who is the oldest, is filled with courage and awe when he hears Aslan's name. Aslan will make Peter stronger and give him the position of High King over Narnia. Susan, the oldest sister, is skeptical and overanalyzes every situation. Aslan's wisdom causes her to believe. And Lucy, the youngest and first Pevency to find Narnia, gets the child-like excitement and joy from being with Aslan that the Bible says we should have in our faith. Lucy is unselfish and excited about every obstacle thrown her way. Aslan becomes her father figure and he reminds her of her importance, despite being the youngest sibling.
CS Lewis was a brilliant theologian and author. He skillful crafted Aslan's character to reflect the personal and genuine aspect of Jesus's nature. Aslan dies(spoiler) to save Edmund from the White Witch. Christ died to erase death's grip on our souls. Aslan coronates the Pevency children into their proper places as Kings and Queens of Narnia. We are coheirs with Christ in God's kingdom. We are royalty. I love Narnia because it reminds me how Out-of -his-World the Gospel story is. God's love is real. His love story to us is greater than a classic novel. You are His Princess. You are loved.