Passion of The Christ

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” 1 John 3:16

So I just watched the Passion of the Christ for the very first time this past week. I didn’t know exactly what to expect since I had seen many different productions of Christ’s death.  I do have to say that I thought it was portrayed very well. The whole movie had a totally different intensity than anything I had ever seen before. I expected it to be tough, but it definitely gave me a different perspective on everything. The torture, beating, whipping, pain, betrayal, and temptation were hard to watch. 

I will never forget (at least I hope I never forget) the look of ‘Jesus’ eyes when he was being tortured. Every time he looked at the people in the crowd and the people who were beating him, he always had the look of love and care in his eyes.  I don’t know about you but if I am hurting, I don’t normally love those who are doing the hurting. I have a hard enough time loving those around me. (1 Peter 1:22). So seeing how much ‘Jesus’ loved the people around him, definitely makes me think twice about his love for me and for those around me.

Even though it was hard to watch I am definitely glad that I watched the ‘Passion’ this year and I challenge anyone who has not seen it to see it.  It brings the realization of what happened to a whole different level.