MOST (The Bridge)

Last Sunday’s viewing of MOST was no less moving for me than it was last year when I watched it while weeping alone in my living room.  As I shared, the movie brought John 3:16 into sharp focus for me.  God gave his son.  Yes, but not in a lofty, nebulous, “whatever – God doesn’t feel pain” way.  God gave his son in a heart-wrenching, wailing in agony, “he made himself human” way.  He felt an anguish that any parent would experience in a parallel situation, as shown in the film. 

Here’s the deal.  I couldn’t do it.  Maybe that is the human part of me, but I could not sacrifice my child as Lalo’s father did.  Which begs the question – what am I willing to sacrifice to save another?