Jack’s Winning Words 1/6/20
“Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.”  (Princess Leia)  A scientific calculation shows that over 21,647 characters have appeared in all of the Star Wars movies…and the most popular of all was Carrie Fisher as Leia.  (My favorite was Yoda.)  When life sometimes tumbles in on you, who is your Obi?  Maybe it’s a family member, or a trusted friend.  The Lord’s Prayer has been a special comfort to me, especially, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.   ;-)  Jack

FROM DAZ IN COLORADO:  I agree

FROM WALMART REV:  I've always enjoyed the church hymns and choruses to rain upon a parched soul . . .  "Far away in the depths of my spirit to night, Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm; In celestial like strains it unceasingly falls, Over my soul like an infinite calm . . . Peace! peace! WONDERFUL PEACE, Coming down from the Father above, Sweep over my spirit forever I pray In 
celestial like strains it unceasingly falls, Over my soul like an infinite calm . . . Peace! peace! WONDERFUL PEACE, Coming down from the Father above, Sweep over my spirit forever I pray In fathomless billows of love." 0;-)  ===JACK:  Do you know this one?  If so, belt it out now!

===REV:  I remember well this one and led it many times as a young song leader, while assisting with the youth
ministry in my first church position in Ohio . . . How long can you hold that
"In" at the beginning of the chorus  before continuing on!?!?===JACK:  I never sang it 

that way, but we would shout out..."RINGS!"

FROM NORM'S BLOG:  For many the entire Start Wars saga was always a thinly disguised tale of faith and religion. The battle of good vs. evil and the
mysterious “Force” seeming to take their cues from various religious beliefs. Kenobi in the quote above or using “God” instead of “Force” in the phrase “May
It does not take a giant leap to imagine substituting the word God for Obe Wan he Force be with you.”

Jack asked the question in his post, “Who is your Obe Wan?” Within the context of characters in the Star Wars movies, he chose Yoda as his Obe Wan. Many men might identify with Obe Wan, or perhaps Luke Skywalker or maybe Hans Solo. Jack did write that Princess Leia was the most popular character of all.  In creating the Star Wars universe and saga, George Lucas took advantage of our need to find a way to equate God to things that we can see and experience. He turned our faith into the Force and gave faces to characters who might otherwise have been angels or spirits. He created the epic struggle of good vs. evil by creating a host of fallen angels that he called “the Dark Side.” Whether the Emperor or Darth Vader represented the Devil is open to question, since both were portrayed as evil personified.  The whole Star Wars phenomena is just one example of man’s need to try to put God and faith into some smaller, more familiar context that he can understand.  The whole of religion is really man’s attempt to explain God and faith by creating structure, rules, and pageantry that the common person can relate to and practice. Most religions have developed elaborate explanations of what life after death will be like. There are many names for where we supposedly go – Heaven, Valhalla,  Swarga Loka, Nirvana, Jannah, and Tiān are just a few of the places where people believe that souls go after death.===JACK:  Man's search for God goes in many directions.  The Christmas story of the birth of Jesus is one.

FROM BB IN CHGO:  Have you seen the new Mandolorian – Disney Star Wars series with “the Child” (baby Yoda)?
George Lucas’/Joseph Campbell stories are so replete with spiritual imagery; is this little one a savior image?===JACK:  God images are all around.  They can be seen, if you look for them.