I went to see the Passion yesterday. Wow, what an experience that was! After it was over, I didn't feel like talking about it, or even much like thinking about it. I came home and everyone kept asking me if it was good or if I enjoyed it. I didn't feel that 'good' or 'enjoyed' were words that I could use to describe it. It was an experience. I came away feeling sad, guilty, but at the same time loved deeply.
I have read that story many times in the Bible. The arrest, trial and crucifixion of Christ, but that did not prepare me for the gruesome images in that movie. I knew that they whipped and beat and mocked Jesus and put a crown of thorns on his head. But seeing it made so much more of an impact on me. I watched that, how Jesus took that, how he didn't complain, or lash out, he just took it. Took it for me because he loved me so much. He gave his life for me, and what have I done for him? After seeing that I feel like I need to make a much bigger effort in my own spiritual life. How can I sit back and be okay with a 5 minute prayer before I go to bed and reading a passage from the Bible, when He did that for me???? *sigh*
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