"Father forgive them; they know not what they
do!" Jesus cried out, and the sky darkened around him and rain came down
in torrents. Darkness came over the whole land and lasted until mid-afternoon
brought an eclipse of the sun.
Here is a movie that is still playing in theaters 50 + years after its release.
A wonderful movie. Richard Burton plays the Roman tribune charged
with overseeing Jesus' crucifixion.
"He (Jesus) only asked two things of us --- love God and one another," a
gentle girl tells him. "And he meant not only the Jews, but the Romans, the
Greeks, the slaves and soldiers, everyone. He asked us to build our lives
on this love, this charity, to build a new world."
"Worlds are built on force, not charity," Burton argues. "Power is all that
counts."
"We have something better than power. We have hope."