Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm I attended Mel Gibson's "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST". The theater was packed and to be honest I was a bit surprised considering the topic, but even more surprising was the motley group that made up the audience. Young, middle aged, old, female, male, every color and ethic background seemed to be represented. There was absolutely no talking, no whispering, no laughing and no cell phones ringing. I don't recall noticing anyone getting up to go for refreshments. Everyone's eyes was riveted to the big screen. We all sat speechless. It was, without a doubt, one of the most moving experiences of my life.
It's important for me to say that I am not overly religious. I am Catholic, but to be honest with you when I attend Mass, I take what I need and I leave the rest, if you know what I mean. In my mind's eye I am not a hypocrite, but at the same time I am not a phony. If you don't know what I mean, then never mind. It's not open for debate.
It is also important for me to point out that one of my all time favorite uncles was Jewish. So I am not biased when it comes to another person's religion. I don't believe that any one people will make it into heaven before any other. I do believe that if you live a good, honest life you stand as good of a chance as I do to get there, and if I were to be honest maybe even better. I have a couple of sins on my soul that won't put me in the front of the line any time soon, that's for sure.
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