Tuesday in the 5th Week of Lent: Letter 28
The Scripture Lessons for Today are HERE! Letter 28 begins with the obvious. If the Patient is living the Christian life, now is not the time for him to die in the war! Screwtape notes: He has escaped the worldly friends with whom you tried to entangle him; he has “fallen in love” with a very Christian woman and is temporarily immune from your attacks on his chastity; and the various methods of corrupting his spiritual life which we have been trying are so far unsuccessful. Clearly, if the Patient were to die today, he would certainly go to heaven and be lost to the demons and their Father below forever. Apparently the war has resumed in full force and the Patient is once again faced with the possibility of military service. You will remember that C. S. Lewis served in World War I in the trenches and was wounded. He also volunteered to serve in World War II and was turned down for active duty because of his age and health but was put to work in the ...