Thirst, Forbidden Fruit in Forks

Thirst Forbidden Fruits in Forks Chapter Four

What we really need to know about the Twilight novels, with all their plots, themes, and drama, is that the driving force of this story is desire. This is a tale of unremitting hunger. It is a saga of raw, elemental need and of the lengths to which lovers will go in order to slake their thirst.

Therein lies the spiritual power of the story for those with eyes to see and ears to hear. For as many of the great Christian mystics tell us, all forms of thirst—all experiences of hunger, longing, and need, all the joy and suffering of desire—are rooted in the mystery of the God who is Love. Even when our desires are twisted and broken, if traced back to their original root they lead us home to the Ancient of Days. Each of our thirsts has the potential to reveal something precious to us about God and ourselves, and about the world in which we live. They remind us of the interdependence of life...