Reflections
I think I stated in my previous entry that I saw "Phantom of the Opera" this past weekend with a good friend of mine (Rachel). While I was watching the movie (and in thinking about it later), I just found that I could relate to Christine's character sooooo much. Like her, I've lost someone of family close to me, and I have prayed and wished for an angel, and one seemed to come, who swept me off my feet and pretty much took over a lot of my soul, if I really sit down and think about it. But I was deceived, and I was controlled for this person's own advances. I was frightened and wanted to escape this fate, but drawn to this person who hurt me at the same time, even though I grew to learn more and more the ugliness inside their soul behind the mask. Raol is like Jesus to me, offering me a better place, someone who's always been drawn to me and who I know of (and have known) and he rescued me. And yet, I had to say "yes" to the rescue, like Christine did as the evil one bargained for my soul, after I betrayed my Jesus...and yet He faught for me. *smiles* And He is so much beautiful, so much more alluring, so much more powerful and full of joy than that young woman could ever be to me. (Yes, I was talking about Nicki.) Wow!