Giants in the Sky

There are giants in the sky.

Such a magnificent statement if you think about it. Into the Woods follows 4 different fairy tales happening congruently in the same forest. And at one point Jack climbs up the beanstalk. And then he goes back. First because he was mystified by it all. Giants!

He then he talks to Little Red Riding Hood who wants to know where he got a golden egg. And to impress he climbs up again.

He gets in trouble. And a giant falls from the sky crushing a house. All for what?

To prove a point.

Sondheim did something incredible with this musical.

(What is he going on about?)

It's a metaphor of the pride we collect. We experience something incredible. Want other people to share it. Get over enthusiastic and at this point we usually act without thinking. Doing things we'll soon regret. And ending usually in the destruction of something completely unrelated.

Too many times, we become the victims of the disbelief of other people. "Preach at all times, use words when necessary."

We are the fault for the way people don't trust God. The way we don't care to grasp the greatness of God. The humanity of Christ, the Servanthood of Christ, the divinity of God, and the saviour that is Christ. We don't get it. If we climb up the beanstalk we just escaped our lives with, we'll surely cause more destruction.

So don't try to prove God to someone, because God is already enroute to do that. All we need to do is announce God's arrival. And open eyes, open ears, bring the balance back to a center and stop trying to do this on our own power.