Palm and Passion Sunday
Today was Palm and Passion Sunday. Although I had previously watched the movie, I went a second time with Rosanna, and met the Harvesters later to discuss about the movie.
One of the reasons I went out of my way to organise a sharing about the movie was because I felt the message of the movie was significant. And I felt it could be transformed into a more powerful experience by reflecting on it. I organised some sharing questions the previous night, printed out some sheets and we gathered at Tiong Bahru Coffee Bean after the movie to share our experience of it.
On one hand, I was glad that we had the sharing because I felt it reinforced the message of Christ’s suffering and passion. On the other, once everyone had their coffee and food, it took a little concentration not to lapse into idle talk. Despite the frustrations and my lingering fears that some people would think this a waste of time, it went rather well.
In my preparation the night before, reading Scripture about the Song of the Suffering Servant, it brought me to deeper appreciation of the mytery of Christ’s suffering. It remains a mystery because the reasons remain beyond simple understanding - I sometimes feel I almost understand it, but if I’m asked to elaborate, words fail me.