I saw The Passion tonight.

I'm not going to say anything but that. Mainly because everyone wants to know how "it was." And dude, how do you answer that question? "It was awesome. My favorite part was when they tore into His flesh with the 39 lashes minus one!" Yeah. That doesn't work very well.

I do recommend reading Isaiah 52, regardless of whether you're going to see the movie or not. I read it today and it really hit home. His grace is always beneficial to meditate on. I want you to do this so badly that I'm going to make it realll easy. Read it as the poetry it is, and appreciate the words themselves as you focus on the concepts.

Isaiah 52

Awake, awake, O Zion,
clothe yourself with strength.
Put on your garments of splendor,
O Jerusalem, the holy city.
The uncircumcised and defiled
will not enter you again.
Shake off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned,
O Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
O captive Daughter of Zion.

For this is what the LORD says:

"You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed."

For this is what the Sovereign LORD says:

"At first my people went down to Egypt to live;
lately, Assyria has oppressed them.

"And now what do I have here?" declares the LORD.

"For my people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who rule them mock,"
declares the LORD.
"And all day long
my name is constantly
blasphemed.
Therefore my people will know my name;
therefore in that day they will know
that it is I who foretold it.
Yes, it is I."

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
"Your God reigns!"
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the LORD returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
Burst into songs fo joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the LORD has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.

Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be pure,
you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
But you will not leave in haste or go in flight;
for the LORD will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

See, my servant will act wisely;
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
Just as there were many who were appalled at him -
his appearance was so disfigured
beyond that of any man
and his form marred beyond human likeness -
so will he sprinkle many nations,
and kings will shut their
mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand.