May the force be with you...always

Happy May 4th!  I pray that you are doing great today.  May 4^th has taken on the identity as Star Wars day in reference to the phrase “May the force be with you”.  In “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” Obi-Wan Kenobi looked at Luke Skywalker and said “The force will be with you…always”.  Even if you have not seen a Star Wars movie it’s possible you’ve heard this line at some point.  I did some research to learn a little bit more about “The Force”.  

According to starwars.fandom.com…“The Force was a mysterious energy field that bound the galaxy together.…. Different species had their own names for the Force as well as their own metaphors for how they perceived it and techniques for learning its powers.

The Force existed in two forms: the Living Force and the Cosmic Force. The Living Force represented the energies of all lifeforms, and those energies were fed into the Cosmic Force which was responsible for binding the galaxy together and communicating the will of the Force through the midi-chlorians. Though only certain individuals were Force-sensitive, the Force resided within all living things and could be extracted. Because of this, Force-sensitives could feel a "disturbance in the Force" whenever there was a great loss of life. Droids, however, being mechanical creations, and thus possessing no midi-chlorians, could never sense the Force.

The ability to use the Force could run in a family line. The twins Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker, children of the powerful Anakin Skywalker, were both Force-sensitive. Organa later bore a Force-sensitive child, Ben, with Han Solo, who was not Force-sensitive.^[11] Despite this, most Force-sensitives—who were born during the age of the Jedi Order—came from those who could not use the Force due to the Jedi Code's stance against attachment and relationships. It was possible for siblings born to normal parents to not share a talent for Force sensitivity. Such was the case with Zare and Dhara Leonis. While Dhara from an early age could always sense her brother's presence, Zare never had this talent, nor any special abilities that could be attributed to the Force.”

There you have it!  Possibly more than you wanted to know about the force from Star Wars.  It can be a reminder as well about a “force” given to us as Christians long before the Star Wars movies came out.  In John 14:26 we read that Jesus said to His disciples “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”  God sent us the Holy Spirit to lead us daily.  It can be the ‘force’ if you will that can guide our thoughts and actions.  So today I say to you “May the Holy Spirit be with you…always”.
   
Wiser now are you!  Maybe about Star Wars but hopefully reminded of the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Please have a wonderful week and if there is anything that I can do for you, please let me know.  Thanks men and please help me make sure NO MAN IS LEFT BEHIND!