[spocksbrain]

I don't exactly know how I came to have the username spocksbrain, being that my brain is nowhere near well ordered and logical. Hmm

As for Shadowlands, it is a very moving picture. Anthony Hopkins surprises with a very subdued performance. His refined persona on and off screen made him a perfect choice to portray Lewis. The movie was about pain and spirit. Pain is something we all experience no matter how hard we try to insulate ourselves from it and spirit is how we get through it. As Lewis put it in the film, pain is part of the overall picture. He lectured on it without having had a very painful adult experience. He attempted to put up barriers to keep it from happening to him, but God sent Joy Gresham, and there was nothing he could do about it, but go through the experience. The movie did a good job of getting me to take the ride with him. It was definitely a high grade tear jerker. Debra Winger was beautiful as always. The genuine Anglican music was spectacular as well. As I sit here at work each day, I often wonder where my wife will come from. Watching Shadowlands reminds me that God has it all planned out. CS Lewis tried to resist getting close to people, but when she came along, there was nothing he could do about it. It is a charming story. I recommend it, and I am quite the critic.

This might be a good topic for another thread, but what songs of Gord's do you see as the most spiritual, if not necessarily the most religious. I know that religion in his music has been discussed recently, but I am speaking of something deeper than religion. What songs cover the search for God and our reconciliation with the maker?

Peaceful Waters comes to mind right away. Shellfish would be another.