Mere Christianity Chapter 14 Analysis

Mere Christianity Chapter Summary Bereavement, illness, and death, the final years of C. S. Lewis. Consequently chapter 14 of Mere Christianity tells the final story of Lewis last days, and short lived happy marriage he shared with his wife Joy Davidman. His pride, happiness, and love came to a sketching halt. A marriage that brought him happiness, comfort, peace, encouragement joy, and a soul mate. Joy was not just his wife, she was everything to Lewis, a friend, lover, encourager, someone to help share his love for literature, and writing. Her death was a slap in the face from God. Taking way everything he loves so dearly. She brought new meaning to Lewis’s life, giving him love and friendship, his heart was longing for. Meanwhile, neither of them unaware of the darkest moment they are about to face, and share. A short-lived marriage, of happiness, is about end suddenly with Joy’s death, “her death unleashed a stream of thoughts which Lewis could not initially control” (McGrath, p.341. 2013). The happiness is drained from Lewis life, “Where O death is your victory? Where O death is your sting? (2 Corinthians 15:55 NIV). Joy’s death set the stage of events that would ultimately show the transparency of Lewis emotional turmoil. He now …show more content…
Considering this chapter that ends all is well with faith. Negative and positive feelings plague my mind and heart. I too ask the question where is God in all my suffering, my physical pain of my body, the ache in my heart from a spouse walking out to find a different life. I too ask where are you God. Why should I keep my faith? What’s the point in being faithful, in having a relationship with God, when he never shows up when I call upon him. However, in the book of Proverbs it tells us “For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord, but whoever fails to find me harm himself; all who hate me love death” (Proverbs 9: 35-36