I went to a large all-boys public high school, and am one of the relatively few persons in the U.S. to have that distinction. It had its plusses and minuses, as you can imagine; one of the plusses was that, without girls on campus, things were far more laid back--fewer fights, less showing off, easier to concentrate on school, etc. This I see only in retrospect; at the time, no girls on campus was a definite minus!
Anyway, one day the head of the Drama Department, who had connections with all kinds of off-Broadway companies, brought in this great show--it was a revue of the musical Cabaret, and there were all of these provacatively-dressed gorgeous women in it. The all-male student body was roundly impressed to see this, and despite the principal's admonitions beforehand, there was quite a bit of hooting and hollering, wolf-whistling, etc. during various parts of the performance.
At the end of the show, as these hot babes were taking their bows, there was great cheering and applause, until...they, in unison, pulled off their wigs to reveal that they were all guys! This action definitely had a dampening effect, and left us all rather stunned, because, guys though they may have been, they sure put on a good show, and it was still worth a clap--kind of impressive really; and yet we had all just previously been thinking less than pure thoughts about these...guys!
As stunning as the end of this performance was for a bunch of high school guys, I would like to suggest that it was nothing compared to Holy Week drama and God's scandalous ending of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. It was not something that Jesus' disciples, or anyone else, was prepared for; and it would be something they would never forget. And yet it seems to me that we are no longer that impressed with it, and have turned it into something tame, acceptable, religous.
It's interesting how things come to mind. I had not thought about this high school show for years, until this morning. Now maybe it will help me see the drama of this season with fresh eyes! R
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I laughed at loud at this. Although, I do think you're right... we have turned God's most amazing act into something tame... that fits neatly into our schedule... that can be planned and celebrated properly (within certain confines). Wonder how to change that?
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