Monday, February 23, 2004
PASSION
When you hear the word "passion," you have a certain meaning of the word in your head:
Deep love. Strong emotion.
But as I learned from Rev. Lam in Sunday's sermon, Merriam-Webster defines "passion" as:
1 often capitalized a : the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death b : an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion
2 obsolete : SUFFERING
3 : the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces
4 a (1) : EMOTION (2) plural : the emotions as distinguished from reason b : intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction c : an outbreak of anger
5 a : ardent affection : LOVE b : a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept c : sexual desire d : an object of desire or deep interest
I found that very interesting. The title, "The Passion of the Christ" is much deeper than I first thought.
When you hear the word "passion," you have a certain meaning of the word in your head:
Deep love. Strong emotion.
But as I learned from Rev. Lam in Sunday's sermon, Merriam-Webster defines "passion" as:
1 often capitalized a : the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death b : an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion
2 obsolete : SUFFERING
3 : the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces
4 a (1) : EMOTION
5 a : ardent affection : LOVE b : a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept c : sexual desire d : an object of desire or deep interest
I found that very interesting. The title, "The Passion of the Christ" is much deeper than I first thought.
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