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The roots of ‘May the Force be with you’ The well-known Star Wars phrase “May the Force be with you” is modelled on the biblical phrase “The Lord be with you”, first found in the Book of Ruth, wrote Philip Kosloski at Aleteia.org.
“George Lucas was raised in a Methodist family and may have heard the phrase there, or while attending other Christian services, he wrote. “Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz confirmed in the book How Star Wars Conquered the Universe that the phrase was intentionally evocative of the blessing.”
