Focal Passage: Daniel 10:1-3, 10-13, 16-19
The term “prepare for battle” steers my imagination toward the greatest movie franchise of all time, “The Lord of the Rings.” There is a particular scene in the second movie, “The Two Towers,” where the people have taken refuge in a fortress as an enormous, mighty, evil army bears down upon them.
On the eve of battle the fighting force that receives their weapons appear to be nothing more than militia — normal people about to be thrust into a fierce conflict. Three of the main characters — Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas — comment this way on the state of the soldiers. [Read more…]