Friday in the 5th Week of Lent: Letter 31
The Scripture Readings for Today are HERE! We have reached the end – Letter 31 and the first thing you should notice is that Screwtape addresses Wormwood in a whole new way. We have gone from MY DEAR WORMWOOD to an added MY VERY DEAR and he now calls him MY POPPET - which in England is a term of affection for a sweet or pretty child – and MY PIGSNIE which is another British term of endearment – sort of like sweetheart. And if you think he might be using just a bit of sarcasm, you would be right. Wormwood has lost the Patient forever. He was killed in a bombing and is now in heaven. And as promised by his uncle in previous letters, for demons it is either bring a soul to the Kingdom Below to be consumed or that demon becomes food. As we have said before on several occasions, love is beyond the understanding of demons. Screwtape’s rants against his nephew, however, tell us several important things about death and resurrection. 1. ...