St. Michael Life Teen Group
2008 - 2009
Garden City, SC
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
The Joker = Satan
The character of the Joker is evil personified, the devil incarnate. His motivation is that of causing pain, suffering, terror, and chaos. Like Satan, he merely enjoys manipulating people to carry out his will. Sound familiar, temptation. The Joker is convinced that the people of Gotham are inclined to do evil; they just need a little encouragement.
If we compare this to the world we live in the parallels become clear. Satan is manifested in our world a little more subtly than the Joker’s maniacal rampage, but it is just as real. Think about it… The message in the media is one of self-centeredness.
With a little encouragement from the media we fall prey to what the world teaches, “It’s all about me.” We tend to forget about the people around us unless it benefits us or our cause. So, like the Joker, the devil attempts to manipulate us to do his will instead of that of the Father.
Batman represents the human element. He has a set of morals and ethics that he lives by and sometimes struggles with them in order to make a choice. He knows that if he starts to compromise his ideals he will continue to spiral downward - out of the light and into the darkness.
Basically the more we sin, the easier it becomes, and we are more inclined to do it. St. Paul states in Romans, “For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want.” Sin becomes a habit. As we all know, habits are difficult to stop. So, like Batman, we are called to live by God’s will and strive to do right all of the time and to follow the way of Christ.
The Joker is the joke of the world. So be the Bat, live by righteousness, the way of our Lord, and do not compromise with evil.
Be God’s Forever+
If we compare this to the world we live in the parallels become clear. Satan is manifested in our world a little more subtly than the Joker’s maniacal rampage, but it is just as real. Think about it… The message in the media is one of self-centeredness.
With a little encouragement from the media we fall prey to what the world teaches, “It’s all about me.” We tend to forget about the people around us unless it benefits us or our cause. So, like the Joker, the devil attempts to manipulate us to do his will instead of that of the Father.
Batman represents the human element. He has a set of morals and ethics that he lives by and sometimes struggles with them in order to make a choice. He knows that if he starts to compromise his ideals he will continue to spiral downward - out of the light and into the darkness.
Basically the more we sin, the easier it becomes, and we are more inclined to do it. St. Paul states in Romans, “For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want.” Sin becomes a habit. As we all know, habits are difficult to stop. So, like Batman, we are called to live by God’s will and strive to do right all of the time and to follow the way of Christ.
The Joker is the joke of the world. So be the Bat, live by righteousness, the way of our Lord, and do not compromise with evil.
Be God’s Forever+
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