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As we work our way into the second year of lockdown to flatten the curve, many of us remain more or less forcibly unchurched. Well, I was that way in college, since there was no local church of my denomination, nor did I have a car available. So it was time to improvise, adapt, and overcome, as it is now for people of faith.
Our forebearers had their passion plays to act out parts of the story of the Bible, most especially the Passion of Christ. And in fact, there is a modern one that was my mainstay in college. It’s certainly not as good as the services we normally would attend this week, but it is much better than nothing, or perhaps for some of us, even reading the words and being unable to visualize what this sacrifice the God himself made to save us was like.
I hope and yes, pray, that this will remind some of you, as it did me years ago, about how much God loves us all, no matter how we have behaved. Oh, and enjoy as well, for it came out of a burst of creativity rarely seen.
All Along the Watchtower 
Boy. When did I get so old? I didn’t care for the sound in the video of the play – difficult to hear. I rented it on A. Prime. Then I didn’t care for it at all. The only good thing was hearing “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” again. I was young once, too – I just don’t quite remember when that was.
But the play, the movie, it points to one thing, Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. We tell people, and it’s proven by Neo’s story of seeing the play, that Jesus will meet us wherever we are. He will never leave us nor forsake us.
The other thing Neo’s story expresses is that our need for Him is deep in our veins, our marrow, our hearts. We will find Him in whatever manner we must – but we will find Him. Our need for Him never changes; or maybe, it grows as we age and get smarter and wiser. We need Him always.
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Yep, and this was recorded at too high a level, making it hard to understand. But it is the proper message and it is accessible to nearly anyone, and that is important.
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