At one point early in the film, Luke is cleaning the robot R2-D2 when a fragment breaks loose from R2 and Luke finds himself staring at the image of Princess Leia who is pleading, 'Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi. You're my only hope'.
Similar cries for help have been heard throughout time. Even in the scriptures, there are many examples of people who come to Jesus and cry out for help because they are desperate and in need of help. Curiously though, Jesus is not always able to help. There are episodes in the scriptures that speak of his inability to perform miracles.
Miracles and curing are for Jesus, moments to reveal the plan of the Father, and to invite the pilgrim to embark on a journey, but the sick must first want to be healed - to wake up and realize that they are in need of help. The same is true for us. We must first be aware that we are asleep, blind, spiritually dead or in bondage before we can even ask to be healed.
To what must we become aware today? How are we being invited to 'wake up' and realize the great love that awaits us, and the precious gift that is being offered by our God? Are we willing to realize our need for God? Are we willing to call out for help, and to trust that he can heal us?
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