Saturday in the 3rd Week of Lent: Letter 20
Lewis turns our attention from the sin of Gluttony to Lust and the tendency of society to create physical ideals which do not exist anywhere except in fantasy. Screwtape turns his attention to the Patient’s chastity and what Wormwood is doing to tempt him. But the emphasis is on much more than a single virtue and vice. In Letter 17 we talked about the 7 Deadly sins of 1. Lust 2. Gluttony 3. Greed 4. Sloth 5. Wrath 6. Envy 7. Pride – it is often considered the root of all sins. There are also 7 corresponding heavenly virtues. Virtues are gifts from God that show us how to live our life according to God’s will. Vices are just ways that demons corrupt Virtues. Screwtape begins this letter admitting that God...