The film,
The Hobbit, makes its debut shortly.
What a wonderful story about dragons and elves, a guiding wizard named
Gandalf, and a most unlikely hero, a little furry creature named Bilbo
Baggins. Bilbo is the one who goes in
search of a great treasure guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. (Spoiler alert!) After a long journey, many
dangers, toils and snares, the dragon is defeated and peace returns to the
land.
In their song of celebration, the people sing
of rivers running with gold, just as the old songs had prophesied. Bilbo says to Gandalf,
“Then the
prophecy of the old songs have turned out to be true, after a fashion!”
“Of course!” said Gandalf. “And why should not they prove true? Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies,
because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself?”
I know film studios release films at this time of year
not because its Advent but because of potential profits. If Tolkein
was still around, this dialogue between Baggins and Gandolf suggests his
deeper thinking could be about potential prophets.
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