I just finished reading through C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from his Chronicles of Narnia series with my son. The part that always strikes me, besides the Stone Table and Aslan's triumph there, is when Aslan is first mentioned by the characters in the story.
I think it is Mr. or Mrs. Beaver who first alerts the children: "Aslan is on the move." What hauntingly beautiful words. I think they serve well as an Advent verse as well: "Aslan is on the move."
My favorite part of segment in LLW is the description of the way the name of Aslan makes them all feel. The sensation they receive upon hearing the name of Aslan is powerful. I can't remember the precise words that Lewis uses to describe it, but it is interesting to apply that to the name of Jesus.
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