Powerful Reminder

We showed The Passion of the Christ at our Teens Movie Night at Red Hill on Friday. With its graphic portrayal of Jesus’ trials and punishment, it’s a powerful and difficult film to watch. Clearly it got the teenagers’ attention. We started this monthly event back in May and this was the first time I didn’t need to hit the pause button halfway through and remind them to be quiet. When it ended I noticed one girl had been crying.

We can’t fully comprehend what Jesus really endured on the cross. Besides the physical torture, there was the agony of suffering His Father’s wrath and scorn in the spiritual realm. But Jim Caviezel’s portrayal of Christ does give a strong visual of what it meant to be “pierced for our transgressions” and “crushed for our iniquities” (Isaiah 53:5).