Reveries and Passions
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Saturday, March 06, 2004
A long week to quite an end. Saw the Passion of the Christ with Campus Crusade this evening. The movie left me speechless, tearing...it was harder to digest than a bucket full of tofu congee. What struck me most about the movie was...WHY? Why did Jesus have to do what He did? Why did He go thru the pain, the suffering, the torment, the insult, the torture, the death? He did it so that each one of us could have eternal life, more than humbling a thought.
Feeliing poetic...
Why?
Jesus was the carpenter's son
He could have lived a normal life
Yet, He chose to be radical
He chose to do God's will
In this life He wanted no gain
The Passion, this is no game
He was the chosen one
Humble beginnings was He
From the highest heights
He descended to the lowest lows
In the manger with the wheat and grain
The Passion, exalt His name.
People denied Him, we do that daily too
Whenever we decide to
Let life be about us and not Him
Whenever we decide to look out for number one
Everytime we seek personal gain, we lose
The Passion, all for His reign.
Are we His disciples, or are we just mockers?
Do we hold the scorge in our hand and let loose
On a body beating over and over
Because we choose not to follow?
Why? Why did He have to save you and me? Heal the maim and lame?
Because of His love, there's no other, there's only One Name.