David Mills on C. S. Lewis Knows and Dealing with Disaster

"What C. S. Lewis told the people gathered that evening in autumn 1939, at the main Anglican church in Oxford, he could tell us as we face a world falling apart. England had just declared war on Germany. Germany might kill European civilization and tens of millions of people to get what it wanted. In a year or two, barbarian Germany might conquer England, after half-destroying it first. 

"Everyone sitting in front of him might soon be dead or enslaved. What does the Christian do in a world falling apart? A world like ours. . . .

"Lewis had the answer.

"Keep doing what you're doing, he said - as long as you're doing something worth doing. Do it better and do it as your service to God.

"But he says it with a twist. War, infectious viruses, they don't change things. The world's in crisis, but it's always in crisis. We always have something better to do."
In a recent commentary, writer David Mills reflected on C. S. Lewis' thoughts on glorifying God by helping his lonely children find friends and defeating the darkness by bringing light to other people's lives.

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The Stream: CS Lewis Knows How to Deal With Disaster (11 JUL 20)