So….to be honest, I was secretly hoping to hate The Batman. First, I didn’t think it could possibly live up to all the hype. Second, I wanted to stay loyal to Zack Snyder. And third, I don’t want gritty horror to become the new norm for DC Comics movies (or Read more…
“Guðríður’s remarkable story—of a common woman who survived nine years of slavery and returned home, becoming a respected pastor’s wife—is considered to bear witness to a woman of stronger character than most.”[1]
“She is considered to have travelled the road of suffering and the cross, but prevailed to gain a new lease on life and love.”[2]
Mermaids in our stories always return home, unblemished from their time on land. The real kidnapped women do not. Most of them never return; the ones who do are not considered “unblemished,” as Turkish Gudda’s story shows.
I don’t know how God will redeem all of her story, but it is a powerful testimony. Or should I call it a “mermaid tale”?
“‘Kisses,’ she said, ‘are as true at sea as they are false on land. You men kiss the earth-born maidens to betray them. The kiss of a sea-child is the seal of constancy. You are mine till death.’”[1] ~the mermaid to Walter
“Walter vehemently implored forgiveness. He confessed his deep iniquity. He promised a life of penitence. ‘Give me back the dead,’ said the maiden bitterly, and planted another kiss, which seemed to pierce his brain by its coldness, upon his forehead.”[2]
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. ~ Proverbs 4:23 NIV
On Tuesday, we covered Selina’s “mermaid tale.” A broken heart and a child out of wedlock caused her to realize the fleeting freedom of this world. Her need for God was awakened, and she traded worldly freedom for freedom in Christ.
But what about Walter? He, too, was a worldly type of free. Did he repent?
According the story, no…not until it was far too late and justice was about to be done…