We are reading the Green Ember series by SD Smith at our house. SD Smith does not hold back that Tolkein inspired Him, and true to Tolkein’s ability to write about Hope and fighting for the One Good, SD shares that gift. I am not going to talk about the series and the Encouragement and Hope it leaves in ones heart, instead I am sharing the last part of the author’s note from the end of the last book and praying it with SD and all those who are willing to pray for all who walk this broken earth: 

“May the Ancient Author bless and keep you. May the Holy Hero be your rescuer forever. May the Story find you, through every painful passage, at home with him in the end. May you delight in his love and exalt in his victory then. May you always aspire to live as a character you admire. May you know the delight of finding out that the Story isn’t mainly about you. May you know and love the truth and be brave to obey it. May you make a hard dart at the darkness with whatever light you bring, reflecting, like the moon, a light far brighter than your own. May God give you joy!” -SD Smith

Amen.