Hello all:

My wife and I rented The Passion of the Christ and watched it last night. Neither of us had seen it before, and I had resisted seeing it in the past. I’m not much for commercialization of religion, and I wasn’t sure how the movie would be. After talking to several friends, I found out that I’m pretty much the only person around who hasn’t seen it.

The movie was the most powerful film I have ever seen. My wife and I cried off and on during most of the movie.

I’m sure we’ve all imagined what Christ went through long before this movie ever came out. We’ve all read about his Crucifixion in scripture. I couldn’t believe how seeing it depicted in front of me made me feel. The amount of guilt I felt last night trumps anything I have ever felt in my life.

I kept picturing myself as a member of the crowd condemning Jesus, or part of the Roman guard that tortured Him and led Him to Golgotha. I could not get it out of my mind that I have done so many things in my life that have resulted in Jesus being beaten and scorned and crucified.

Thank God for that sacrifice.

-Clarke