LETTER 5

The fifth letter of Screwtapes was a little easier to understand compared to the first through. The style of writing seems to be coming more familiar to me. In this letter Screwtape talks about how he does not feel that war is as terrible as everyone feels it is. The letter also talks about how this war can either sway people one way or the other. Depending on the person it could make them go to God because they need him during this or it could make them angry at him because they have to be involved in this and it is hurting their lives. This is a very common thing in todays society because some people have become very religious because of war. Even if they have not converted they believe in some one higher to watch out for them. I agree with this feeling. I believe that when I go through something traumatic I look to God for answers and for help to get through the hard time. In the day and time we live in I think that this is definitely an issue that is present as everyone is going through some sort of hard time. I have never experienced war per say however I have experienced hardships and God is the only one that can get me through at times.

Reading through the first three letters of the book Screwtape Letters gave me a different view on how the devil works. The first letter talks about how God can work on non believers. It then tells about how the devil works to get into the minds using materialistic things. I thought that it was very interesting how they talked about all the different ways the devil tries to steer you away. I found this interesting because I could relate to many of these feelings. I also thought that it was very interesting how they talked about how showing reality makes a person less certain of their faith. I understand how reality can definitely stray a person because one look at this world makes a person wonder where God is. However as a Christian you must look and see that we are the problem and that God is trying to work in the world however, most of the time people won't let him in. I also find it interesting how the devil talks about how even new Christians can be worked on in church. I found this interesting because a person in church shoudl be worshiping but a lot of times they are judging. The three letters were very insightful and made me think about things I should look out for when I am in my everyday life.