My Choice - Melissa Marazzi

I have recently finished reading through the book of Romans in the Bible. In Romans 5, Paul talks about hope. He writes “and hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.” I thought about what having hope does, to a Christian especially. It allows the person to have freedom, freedom from fear mostly. In Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, it seems that the people who are against Aslan are gripped by fear because they have no hope. They must create their own hope, in essence, while those who follow Aslan rely on the hope he provides which is sure. This is symbolic of the hope that Jesus provides. According to the Christian faith, Jesus provides His children with hope and those who follow him are able to live freely without fear.