Artistic moments in Lord of the Rings abound. One moment that brought me to tears was the rescue of Sam and Frodo at the end of all things. At the edge of "hell", they are rescued by Gandalf and the eagles. I thought of our rescue from hell by Christ. Gandalf, the Christ-figure, swoops in on his magnificent creatures, the eagles. Eagles are a symbolic figure from the Bible. Isaiah 40:31 says,
Yet those who wait for the Lord wll gain new strength:
They will mount up with wings like eagles.
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
For those sound of mind and body, perhaps the thought of running tirelessly does not cause a thrill of anticipation. But personally I cannot wait!
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