Today's gospel reading reminded me of the excellent actor who played Saint John in the popular film the Passion of the Christ. There is the point in the film where the crucified Christ is raised from the ground by the soldiers and the Cross is propped upright. As it is lifted up, Christo Jivkov follows it with his eyes, and his look of pain changes subtly into one of horrified amazement, as he perhaps remembers just when Christ said this bit from today's gospel reading:
"Then Jesus said to them, 'When you have lifted up the Son of Man, you will recognize that it is Myself you look for, and that I do not do anything on My own authority, but speak as My Father has instructed Me to speak. And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me all alone, since what I do is always what pleases Him.'" - Gospel of S. John, 8: 28-29
And that is a likely face of the man who would write up the Gospel of S. John. The casting for that film is brilliant. Maia Morgenstern is perfect as the Blessed Virgin. This is still the best film featuring the life of Christ that I've ever seen. If you have the stomach for it, here's the clip:
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