Spiritual Lessons from Tolkien’s Middle Volume Temptation. Division. Endurance.
The Fellowship is broken. Sam’s loyalty, Gollum’s divided soul, and the slow, patient work of God teach us that hope persists—even in the darkest hours. The battle is both around us and within us.
I absolutely love this series. The way you’ve drawn The Two Towers into view shows how the middle of a story is never just delay or distraction. It is the place of fracture and shadow, but also the slow weaving of providence, where endurance is born. Your words remind me that the middle is not absence but formation, the unfinished pilgrimage where faith quietly learns to endure.
Mandy, thank you for your comment—your words capture so beautifully what I was hoping to convey. I love how you describe the ‘middle’ not as absence but as formation. That’s exactly the hope I cling to in both story and life: that even in fracture and shadow, something deeper is being woven. Grateful for your insight and encouragement!
I absolutely love this series. The way you’ve drawn The Two Towers into view shows how the middle of a story is never just delay or distraction. It is the place of fracture and shadow, but also the slow weaving of providence, where endurance is born. Your words remind me that the middle is not absence but formation, the unfinished pilgrimage where faith quietly learns to endure.
Mandy, thank you for your comment—your words capture so beautifully what I was hoping to convey. I love how you describe the ‘middle’ not as absence but as formation. That’s exactly the hope I cling to in both story and life: that even in fracture and shadow, something deeper is being woven. Grateful for your insight and encouragement!