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A special set of verses for today
Today I go to see The Passion of the Christ. I hadn't meant to leave it this long, but it now seems quite fitting that I should see it today, the day before Good Friday.
In preparation for the experience of seeing the Passion played out before my eyes, I have been reading in Isaiah 53. It is fascinating now to read this with the Passion of Christ in mind, for though I have always known that this was the subject of this passage, it has taken on new meaning -- and I haven't even seen the film yet! Just being more aware of it, perhaps, has given this passage a badly-needed freshness...
This is just a portion of the passage of Isaiah 53, worth reading every day, but especially during this Easter-time...
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed....
In preparation for the experience of seeing the Passion played out before my eyes, I have been reading in Isaiah 53. It is fascinating now to read this with the Passion of Christ in mind, for though I have always known that this was the subject of this passage, it has taken on new meaning -- and I haven't even seen the film yet! Just being more aware of it, perhaps, has given this passage a badly-needed freshness...
This is just a portion of the passage of Isaiah 53, worth reading every day, but especially during this Easter-time...
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed....
You'll really enjoy it
Holy Week
It changed me and everyone I have spoken to about it.
Reciving Holy Communion has taken on a new importance, a deeper feeling of awe and thankfullness.
Mel did us a favor...Jesus gave his life.
(((Lin)))
((((LIN))))
I truly like how you write.
Boromir Lives!
where can i get a cap with that on it i wonder?
Re: ((((LIN))))
If you find such a cap, get me one, too, LOL!
I have mixed feelings regarding seeing "The Passion..."
I have conflicting feelings regarding religion in general. Not God, but religion. I'd be very interested in your perception of the film, (((Lin))).
Re: I have mixed feelings regarding seeing "The Passion..."
I have seen the film, now, and I was very impressed with it. I have been considering whether I should post my impressions of it here at my LJ, or keep them private -- not wanting to bother anyone with some of my really personal views of religion and such; but I think I'll go ahead and post, since it is my journal after all, hehe! And my thoughts might be of interest to the general public, even if some of them are of a religious bent -- though many of my impressions have to do with other things.
I have written out what I thought of the film in general, and it got a bit long! It turned into an interesting little essay that started as a report, and became a musing!
Guess I'll go do that, and try to remember how to do it so it doesn't all show in one huge post...
Thanks for being interested, I really want to share what I experienced.