how does jesuss friendship teach us how to be a friend

by alexa hessone of my favorite songs is called “heaven meets earth” by all sons & daughters. it is a beautiful song about creation and our worshipful response to our creator. what i also love about this song is that it was inspired by a particular chapter in c.s. lewis’s book the magician’s nephew. this chapter describes aslan the lion’s creation of this magical world called narnia. as aslan sings a song, life begins to appear and grow. one of the children witnessing this work of wonder experiences it in this way:polly was finding the song more and more interesting because she thought she was beginning to see the connection between the music and the things that were happening. when a line of dark first sprang up on a ridge about a hundred yards away she felt that they were connected with a series of deep, prolonged notes which the lion had sung a second before. and when he burst into a rapid series of lighter notes she was not surprised to see primroses suddenly appearing in every direction. thus, with an unspeakable thrill, she felt quite certain that all the things were coming (as she said) “out of the lion’s head” (115).the creation of narnia is meant to mirror god’s creation of the earth. although scripture records god creating through words, i love how this chapter causes us to imagine creation as if god’s words were a melody. by his special song, god created all the beauty and glory we see around us today. but even though god’s song brought about life, life sings a song back to him. all of creation—the trees, the ocean, the clouds, the animals—whisper a tune that points to the creator. all sons & daughters write this idea in their song by saying: “creation sings your glory, creation sings your glory, hallelujah, rising like the daylight, heaven meets earth.”when you and i look at the pink hues of a sunset or hear the rushing waves of the ocean, we experience a song of worship. scripture attests to this truth in psalm 19:1–4. david writes,