Daily Thought for Wednesday, February 23rd

February 23, 2011

Movie Ministry (Part Three)

(This like the Rock and Roll Series is not intended to offend but rather to use a little different tactic to provoke us towards greater strides in our spiritual life.)

Finding a Spiritual Message in “The Cure”

Today’s Thought:

“It is to the credit of human nature, that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne from “The Scarlet Letter”

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. - The Bible (John 15:13)

Today’s Question

Did you know that Jesus said, “This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you?” (John 15:12)

Today’s Spiritual Thought:

“The Cure” is a 1995 film directed by Peter Horton about a young eleven-year-old boy named Dexter, who had contracted aids because of a bad blood transfusion he has had to undergo because he is a hemophiliac.

Dexter is pretty much shunned by other kids, as well as by the parents of the others kids including Eric’s mother.  Eric is a little older than Dexter, but he accepts Dexter, as he is, befriends him and makes it his personal quest to ensure that Dexter has a memorable adventure before his life comes to an end.  This movie chronicles their adventures: Dexter’s death and the impact that both his life and death have upon Eric.

What does this film have to say to us that could be considered of spiritual significance?

It simply reminds us that we need to love our brother as ourselves.  We need to accept people without judging them because of their circumstances and situation because we nay not fully understand where they have come from and how they got to where they are.

We need to love every soul with the love of Jesus and reach out to minister to each persons needs.

Remember, but for the grace of God we could be in that person’s place or even in a worse place.

This film reminds us to follow the ‘Golden Rule’ – to do unto others, as we would have them do to us.

Remember you never know whose life you may touch and what difference you may make; and furthermore you never know how much of a difference that person you reach out to might make in your life.

Today’s Verses:

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?  When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

Matthew 25:34-45

Today’s Prayer:

Father, grant me grace, strength, wisdom and desire to reach out to others in need; and thank you that you will use some of these people to reach me at my point of need too.

(Tune in tomorrow as we look for Spiritual meaning in ‘Gone With The Wind.’)