Many of you know of the great speaker, Michael Coren who has his own talk show and speaks on the radio. . . I came across an interesting article that he wrote . . . he is talking about his reaction to the movie Passion of the Christ:
"As I watched the video again another reality embraced me, like the arms of a loving mother around an eager if sometimes foolish child. It was that Mary is not merely a background figure in a magnificent drama but is the divine conduit for salvation. In other words, she is sublime and perfect and with us forever. The mother of us all.Through her eyes I saw the life and death of Jesus once again, with all of the human as well as Godly suffering that it entails. I use the present tense, because although Christ died for us so long ago, He still lives. His sacrifice exists in the present and can be witnessed every day by us all. Yes, even by me.Mary weeps for her son. Her tears and His blood mingle to soak the world in hope and love. Within their grandeur all despair is smothered and all sin cleansed. Yes, I see it now. I see it so clearly. Perhaps one day I’ll meet Mel Gibson and be able to thank him for what he has done and tell him how his screen meditation helped to change me. Also apologise to him, for not understanding what he was saying. "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you. But only say the word and I shall be healed."This is MICHAEL COREN talking! He never used to be Catholic, but the video apparently 'changed him'. . . I haven't seen the video myself, but I don't think I want to. . . like Pastor John said, if I watched the video, I would be afraid that every time I read about the crucification or heard a sermon on it, etc. I would picture the video and all of its physical elements. . . it is true that the physical suffering of Christ was only a very small portion of the suffering that Christ endured. His Spiritual suffering was much more intense! Can you imagine being seperated from God? Can you imagine crying out in agony 'My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?!' Christ suffered the agonies of hell just to save us. . . sinners. Wow, what a sobering thought!
