Frodo to Mordor and Christ to Golgotha

By Elizabeth Russell

Frodo to Mordor

Frodo mounts the peak of a stony crag and gazes across the expanse to the overshadowing gloom of Mordor.

“’Mordor!’ he muttered under his breath. ‘If I must go there I wish I could come there quickly and make an end!’”

The Two Towers

I am currently listening to the Tokybook.com audiobook/audio-drama of The Lord of the Rings (which I highly recommend!), and when I got to that part, those words just pierced me. I know how he feels. Anyone who experiences...