Peter Pan

So we all know the story Peter Pan right? right, okay. So think about it, you have these boys, the lost boys, lead by this other, Peter Pan, who run around this sorta dream world, Neverland. Here they run around getting into all sorts of adventures, the big thing is, they don't want to grow up. All they want to do is run around and have fun, and face meetings with Indians and mermaids, and most of all, they battle, with Pirates, who want to put an end to them. So we look at the story and as an adult we say eh its a children's story, a bunch of kids who don't want to accept responsibility. Well I think there's much more to it, i think it is, and can be, a story for adults. You see, its full of lots of elements that a believer can take from it, faith, perseverance, and most of all, how we should live. You see directly from the beginning, the only way to get to Neverland was to fly, for Neverland was in the Heavens, (2nd star to the right and straight on till morning). In order for the Fairy dust to work they had to have happy thoughts, and they had to trust them. You know salvation is a matter of one thing, our belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and that his death and Resurrection, and the confessing of that fact, basically trust in Him and that fact. Belief in that and our confession of that helps us get to his Kingdom in Heaven. But that's not the biggest thing i got from this story, you see i think the point of Peter Pan is us, all of us including society as a whole. I think we are being told don't forget what its like to be a kid. Not run from responsibility, but really saying hey we grow up, we forget the joy, the spirit, the fun of being a kid, and when we do, that's when we become a Pirate, an adult who has forgotten all of that, and has lost the joy of life. Think about it, we have a blast as a kid, we have faith and trust whatever is put before us, then some people out there, they get "old". They forget about what it was like for them to be a kid, and they start to condemn us. Think about it as being a punk or hardcore kid, society is always like, "when are these kids going to grow up", "when are they going to stop being losers and get real jobs, and take those silly piercings out, and stop tattooing". You know you've all heard it before, but really, we have a joy, we enjoy our youth, and we are actually doing something, we are standing up for our beliefs, trying to help our communities, making a stand. Peter Pan and his lost boys, they were doing something, they were trying to remind these Pirates, how to live, but making a stand, they rescued Wendy and her brothers, and gave them a fervor for youth back. Now okay so how does this make sense, well, think about Jesus Christ and his disciples, or better yet, his lost boys, they didn't fit the social order of things, they enjoyed themselves and they were making a difference. Likewise, they made a claim that is hidden deep with in the Peter Pan story, don't lose your youth! Jesus Christ often preached, have faith like that of a child, don't lose the youthfulness of your faith. For it is the one who has faith like that of a child whom the Kingdom of Heaven belongs. You see that place way up there 2nd star to the right and straight on til morning, belongs to those whose spirit is like that of a child, so i say as Jesus said, have faith like a child, don't forget your youth when it comes to being a believer. Likewise, never forget what its like to be a child, for when you do you become a grumpy old adult, a Pirate, looking down on everyone else rather than striving towards your goals. Likewise, may we seek and serve our Lord always, its the greatest adventure we will ever embark.