This morning as I sat in a bus enroute to my place of work, I started reading a book that caught my fancy because of the brief overview I got from the lender.
The writer C.S. Lewis is an author par excellence. His account of Screwtape [fallen angel] writing to his nephew Wormwood [junior tempter] was indeed out of this world and spell bounding. Screwtape shares his wisdom, experiences and strategies with wormwood, in an attempt to get humans away from God's camp to their camp.
The account is very revealing of how much detail the underworld notes in our so called daily routine. Here are some excerpts " My dear Wormwood, I note with grave displeasure that your patient has become a Christian. Do not indulge the hope that you will escape the ususal penalties; indeed, in your better moments, I trust you would hardly even wish to do so.
In the mean time we must make the best of the situation.
There is no need to despair; hundreds of adult converts have been reclaimed after a brief sojourn in the Enemy's camp and are now with us. All the Habits of the patient, both mental and bodily, are still in our favour.
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