As Harold took a bite of Bavarian sugar cookie,

he finally felt as if everything was going to be ok.

Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair,

in routine and constancy,

in hopelessness and tragedy,

we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies.

And, fortunately, when there aren't any cookies,

we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin,

or a kind and loving gesture, or subtle encouragement, or a loving embrace, or an offer of comfort,

not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs, an uneaten Danish, soft-spoken secrets, and Fender Stratocasters,

and maybe the occasional piece of fiction.

And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are effective for a much larger and nobler cause.

They are here to save our lives.

I know the idea seems strange, but I also know that it just so happens to be true.

The preceding words are the closing remarks from the movie “Stranger Than Fiction.”  Yes, Will Ferrell doing drama!  To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much, but it is arguably the best movie I’ve seen this year (sorry Dark Knight).  Anyways, I started writing down some comments, but then I came across an article in the Calgary Herald that my buddy John Van Sloten wrote about the movie for Easter last year.  Read the article…

http://www.newhopechurch.ca/glog/article.php?story=20070408165305969

and then see the movie!

And then blog – YES BLOG! – comments or other movies you’ve seen this year and their spiritual significance.

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