Redwood Dragon looks at the passion narrative in Luke, (one of the first four books in the New Testament) in the context of what it is. He ties in the homosexuality debate splitting the American Anglican Church and Mel Gibson’s movie.

And they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.”

And suddenly we realize we do say so, formally on Sunday, or in private devotions or even momentary reflections. But whenever or wherever, we then go out and crucify him. Something as petty as a vulgar gesture at another motorist. Something as terrible as…ah, but here you see the power of words over images, for I can leave that for you to fill in, as we all do during the General Confession. You know.

The Passion Story isn’t about someone else, someone long ago. It’s about you, about me, about all of us. No one else is to blame: not Satan, not Rome, not the Jews. The fourth wall is broken; in fact, it was never there. It’s not a movie.

This is not comfortable. We’re responsible. Even for the decision to follow tradition.