Star Wars

As a big Star Wars fan, I wanted to talk on some of the religious aspects of the series and how we can relate the films overall theme to religion. Everyone who knows the Star Wars knows the force and what its capable of. The force is a power that can be harnessed and with it almost anything is possible. It can be used to move things, jump high, sense things and much, much more. The force can be connected to prayer because it works in similar ways. When Jedi first learn to use the force its as though they are praying for something to happen, and although they aren't doing anything, thy trust the force and trust that it will happen. I believe this is similar to the way prayer works. When we pray to God, it is in his hands at that point and he is the higher power in which can cause miracles. In the Jedi sense, they're "prayer" or use of the force can be a sense of them praying to the force and the force listening to what they say, as God listens to what we say. Although God may not grant us every prayer we ask for, unlike the Jedi who can use the force for almost anything. Another Christian message that I have seen throughout the series is the sense of being a part of something bigger. In the 1st Corinthians we learn that we are all a smaller part of Christ's Ministry, and you can see this theme throughout Star Wars. Luke Skywalker, Leia, and many more have given themselves up to fighting for something they believe in, just as many people here on earth have given themselves to Christ and His message and way of life.