We had another great discussion last night! This one was about our latest book, The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. Our first surprize was that this book wasn't about a marriage! It was, in fact, C.S. Lewis' argument that Heaven and Hell do not coexist. There is no part of Hell in Heaven - that is the great divorce. The book details a bus journey from Hell to the the "edge" of Heaven. There, the ghosts who have come on the journey are given the opportunity to choose to go on to embrace all that Heaven offers or return to Hell. Interestingly, most choose to return to the bus and return to Hell, not having the desire nor the faith to go on and make the choice to embrace joy, happiness and Heaven.
Most of us could see something of ourselves in some of the caricatures of the ghosts who were depicted. We discussed making the choice to be happy now and the get comfortable with the things of heaven now so we will feel comfortable when we do "arrive" there.
Thanks to Dacia for hosting us!
And...if you want to recreate the deliciousness she served us last night...follow this link to her Cooking Momma blog for directions and pictures. Yum-Oh!
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Our next book has been chosen by Becky and is perfect for the beginning of the holiday season! We will be reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (seriously, how perfect is that?) and plan to meet the first Tuesday in December.
