Imagined of Saul mounted atop the horse racing under the blazing Sun, suddenly beaten down to eat dust as blinded felt too heavy even to stand up later a Slave to Christ for life who similarly yet stood up and steadied after being too hungry unlike Angels went back to own folks and lot many more finding after the Glory unseen..
Thanks so much for posting this. We are playing it in our Sunday School at the point in our study of Mere Christianity where we have reached Book 3 Chapter 10 on Hope. It fits so well into our study, and we are very glad to have this audio. I matched it with scrolling text, in large enough font to follow along with it on a fairly big screen. I do have two questions, if you can supply the information, mostly out of curiosity: 1) Where and when was this recorded? Most surely it was at a church, and I am guessing in the Atlanta, GA area? 2) What was the hymn immediately preceding it, the one referenced in the audio, verse 6 being especially referenced? Thanks again.
There is one fault in this otherwise excellent rendition, at 20:35. Unfortunately, the reader misinterprets the word “hymeneal” as being related to hymns. The word “hymeneal” means pertaining to marriage. Lewis was contrasting the condition of marriage itself, the actual state of spiritual and physical union, with “erotic” or sensual love, that sexual attraction leading up to marriage. His intent is further clarified by reading the sentence following that phrase: “I am not for a moment condemning such imagery. I heartily wish I could enter into it more deeply than I do, and pray that I yet shall.” Lewis perhaps was simply saying he wanted to someday experience sensual love, and to take a wife. The phrase “erotic imagery” can no longer be used without bringing to mind something very different from its meaning here. I believe Lewis would have used another phrase, such as “sensual anticipation” if he gave this sermon today, if only to avoid shocking his audience, given our specific use of the word “erotic”. Things have changed since 1941, including the common usage of certain words, but his message in this sermon is timeless.
It's difficult to listen to this through headphones. The background sounds are very distracting. Sounds like a chant or washing machine with a peculiar wash cycle. Thanks for posting.
I think I have found the hymn that was referenced, the one sung just before C. S. Lewis first gave this sermon, and the one just preceding this recording: "Bright the Vision That Delighted". Verse 6 goes: "Lord, Thy glory fills the Heaven Earth is with its fullness stored; Unto Thee be glory given, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord."
