…broken promises….

Saturday, July 29, 2006

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i just came back from a promenade style mg production; From Eve to Mary-walking with women. it was wonderful. true, some scenes did make me cringe and there were others in which i felt nothing for, but the effort the girls put in (my dear sister included) are commendable. and all in all the effect was that it resulted in the play having standards comparable to AC plays. and that is saying something. i enjoyed in particular the act: Delilah, Jezebel, Herodias and Juicy Host. it was funny yet truly insightful. and also the ingenious idea of separating the audience into two; by coming up with the red apple route and the green apple route (red or green apples were passed to the audience at the entrance), this being particularly significant as the whole play started with Eve and the serpent. having taken the green apple route, i cannot deny that i would have enjoyed myself as much had not it been for the serpent who was also our guide for the entire walk.

the moment that has been etched deep in my heart however, is none of the above, but the scene in which Jesus was made to bear the cross and made to walk to calvary with the roman soldiers flogging him repeatedly and the crowd crying widly. the cries of the women and the loud cracks that echoed as the whip made contact engulfed me and entered my heart. the pain of the crowd became mine, plusing as one, until it came to the point that i was close to tears. it was as if i was there itself on that fateful day. just as the sensation flooded me suddenly, it left as quickly, gone before i could fully grasp it; but not before it made a lasting impact on my heart.

give thanks for the Lord our God gave His only Son, so that he could pay the price of our sins and set us free forever more.

where is the him that i’m looking for… |10:45 pm|

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