One of my favorite books is The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldridge. It’s partly where I get my passion for narrative theology and theologically-themed stories. Eldridge has an incredibly way of helping us see through the eyes of adventure.
After reading The Sacred Romance, I wrote a brief summary of the Story that I believe God is telling:
Once upon a time God delighted in Himself and enjoyed a joyful and loving relationship among his Three Persons. This love overflowed into Creation, a magnificent and delightful world in which among all things beautiful, God designed creatures that were like Him in many ways. They were His prized creation. He loved them more than anything else in the world. God the Ageless Romancer dwelt with them every day in perfect communion.
However, these human beings were seduced by the enchantment of the Evil One, and in a single act they lost their Sacred Romance and became separated from fellowship with their Beloved.
But the Ageless Romancer would not stand for broken fellowship. So He promised to send a Prince to recapture and protect their hearts. Over time God provided His most-loved creatures more details about this Promise and, as it turned out, this Prince was God in the flesh.
The Prince’s mission was to forever defeat the power of Evil and win back the heart of His Beloved. By defeating death He rescued them from the shackles and power of the Evil One. Upon this rescuing of his Beloved, He imparted to them a fresh Spirit for a new Adventure.
Until His promised Return as King, the Spirit empowers the Beloved to crusade against the Evil One and his attacks. Today they eagerly await the Return of the King, knowing with all certainty that their King will finally destroy the Evil One forever and restore the Sacred Romance that was enjoyed in the beginning.
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