There are many other Christian allusions in the story of “The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe” by C. S. Lewis. The children – who have been crowned Kings and Queens in Narnia after the battle which sees the White Witch defeated – return home to England. They wonder if it has all been a dream, but the Professor – who himself has been to Narnia as we discover in another book ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ – says, ‘Once a king in Narnia, always a king in Narnia’. He encourages the children to hold on to what they have learned in Narnia. This reminds us that we have an identity in God which the world can’t take away. God said to His people through Moses, ‘you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ (Ex 19:6) Paul told Timothy, ‘if we endure, we will also reign with Him.’ (2 Tim 2:12) We may feel insignificant and unimportant in this world – especially if we are young – but actually, we are all kings and queens in God’s eyes. God says we are ‘a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.’ (1 Pet 2:9) Perhaps, like Peter, Susan, Edmun and Lucy, we need to see ourselves as God sees us.
