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Star wars Jesus
(Kai Stormwalker) (By Caleb Grimes)


 * "The Force will be with you . . . always."**

"The Force will be with you . . . always," Obi-wan says to Luke right aftet he tells him that he is going to shut down teh tractor beam alone and that Luke's destiny lies on a different path than his own.

This quote and, "May the Force be with you" are //Star Wars// blessings to each other. In my religious tradition the priest says, "The Lord be with you" to which the congregation responds, "and also with you." I cannot tell you how often I hear "May the Force be with you" while watching the movies and instinctively I want to respond, "and also with you." Talk about your actual translation from the world of //Star Wars// to our real world. It is not just similar in text and meaning, it is similar in intent. This is an exercise in faith. We believe that our saying these words is an actual blessing upon people. If we are only flesh and blood that is a silly thing to say. If we believe that we can ask God to bless people by being present with them and that he will do so by our asking - this is saying quite a lot about who humans are and what we can do.

If you have no idea what I am talking about, try saying, "The Lord be with you" aloud to someone. Even though the word //lord// carries an outdated meaning in the western world, saying those words is powerful. Compare this ti when you swear, and then to when you swear using one of God's names. If you try this, you will feel the power and the meaning of the words; it is much more than just a socialized phenomenon of speech.

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