So I want to talk a little more about The Passion of the Christ. I keep thinking about it; about how much it affected me more than it has in the past. All I could think about was how much I didn’t deserve salvation. Then I kept picturing myself in the movie, when He looked into someone’s eyes with such compassion, I imagined myself there. I imagined it was my eyes He was looking into. It’s like I saw myself there, just me, and the people crucifying Him, and it was like He was going through all of that just for me. He still went through all of that torture and death just for me! Can you imagine that? I don’t deserve that! I’m so unworthy! But even if there was no one else on this planet besides me He still would have gone through all of that simply because He loves me and wants unity with me. He looked into my eyes and said, “Yeah, she’s worth it.” The teacher yesterday said how Jesus was in perfect, innocent, pure unity with God until the moment He was on the cross. I began to imagine what that must have felt like to be separated from God for the first time; how heart-wrenching it must have been. I wonder if Jesus knew how much He would have to suffer, how bad it would really be? I bet He knew. And He went through it all anyway. Oh how He loves us!
P.S. I also couldn’t help but have a new-found admiration for Mary. I can’t even fathom watching my own son go through all of that; to see Him beaten down and mocked and spit on. I don’t have my own children so the closest thing I could imagine was if I were to watch my sweet nephew go through that. I can’t imagine…I don’t want to imagine! How painful it must have been for her to see her precious baby go through such torment…and for her very own salvation! I would also encourage you, if you watch the movie, to pay close attention to Mary’s role and think about what she must have felt.
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