WEREWOLVES, VAMPIRES AND GRACE

 

Werewolves, Vampires, and Grace

 

Yep, werewolves and vampires.

 A werewolf is usually an ordinary person who is under a curse or is bitten by another werewolf. This person, who may be a decent, law abiding citizen is changed into an evil, destructive beast during the three days of the full moon.  Likewise, a vampire may have started out life as an exceptional human being, but after the bite of a vampire, in death, that person becomes a despicable terror of the night.  They didn’t choose their fate.

 My wide experience with fantasy literature has shown me that these creatures are not always the villains of the story.  Sometimes they choose to be the heroes.  Likewise, that holy knight or white wizard, hero types, can sometimes be hiding or struggling with a villainous side of their nature.

 Like us.  We are all have a mixture of hero and villain, whether we want to admit it or not.  Sometimes, we might even be rather found of that villain, secretly of course.

At the root of our villainy are things like wounds, fear, ego, and sin.  It may be how we were raised. It’s just who we are, There are things about us that we can’t change.

 But Grace can.

 Grace is the love of God at work in our lives through the Holy Spirit within our relationship with Christ. We might still be vampires and werewolves, but through the power of God’s love, the villains in us are transformed into the goodness of Christ in us.  Think about it.  It's offered freely.  All you have to do is ask.

 

Cool, huh?  Anyone want to howl praises to God tonight with me?

 

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