Grace for the New Year

I saw Les Miserables, the new movie today. It is a powerful story of love and grace very well presented in this movie. It is best summed up for me by a paragraph in the Christianity Today review:

"As a Christian, I have always been drawn to the portrayal of faith in Les Misérables. The bishop displays a Christ-like mercy to Valjean that literally transforms him. He emerges from that church figuratively born again, with a new identity and an entirely new course in life. And we see this transformed life touch others in need with compelling grace and love. This is all in sharp contrast to the character of Javert, a man of the law. He shows no mercy, and when mercy is eventually shown to him, instead of being transformed he is undone. Wonderful discussions could stem from these two characters alone. And I love that there are such beautifully faith-inspired characters in a film today."
-Camerin Courtney

His Spirit is seen or felt throughout this movie. I recommend it!