As the Ruin Falls

(In response to "As the Ruin Falls" by C.S. Lewis)

Lewis writes a poem while his wife is dying of cancer.

"I never had a selfless thought since I was born/ I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:" Even though we would all like to believe that we are better than this, that we are in some way humble and thoughtful of others, we are not. Because of sin our relationships with each other are tainted. We cannot be in a relationship without thinking of ourselves. This is a direct result of the fall.

"I talk of love--a scholar's parrot may talk Greek" I think this is a powerful statement. We all talk of love and a relationship as we understand it. However, we don't have a full understanding of a perfect and loving relationship. Only God has a perfect relationship with himself in his Triune self. God had a perfect relationship to man before the fall; however, the fall made it impossible for this to continue. Because we only know what a flawed sense of love is, how great will it be when we are redeemed through Christ and are reconciled to a perfect relationship with God.

It is important to remain in our faith through terrible hardships. God will use our experiences to build a deeper understanding and relationship with him.