Comments on: GODSPELL, The Movie

By: Gloria

Gloria — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:09:57 +0000

Sara, I am so happy to have a real GODSPELL buddy!

The cast actually served wine? I love it!

Do you read Heavenletters, Sara?

By: sara

sara — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:46:12 +0000

I saw this show at two theatres…closing night at Cherry Lane and opening night on b’way. I was 19 years old and I felt the infectious energy and took what they sang to heart. I am so glad there are others who cry when watching godspell. When the cast came into the audience to give us wine (let’s have some wine!) I was hooked. Godspell is still my favorite play ever. Fave songs Turn Back O Man, All for the best, Light of the World.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:18:15 +0000

Dear Carol, maybe there is someone who loves Godspell as much as I do!

God Save the people is one of my favorite songs too. I guess they all are!

And songs be heard, Carol!

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:11:15 +0000

Gloria,

Of course we were with him, how could we not be? We’ve been with everyone who ever lived because we are with God. You feel so close to Jesus and his story because you too are awakening inside God’s heart and you too have been called to spread God’s love. Did you think the son of God would not be with the daughter of God, looking over her shoulder as she writes their Father’s words?
I myself love “God Save the People”

“Shall crime bring crime forever,
Strength aiding still the strong?
Is it thy will Oh Father,
That man shall toil for wrong?
Oh no say thy mountains, no say thy skies
Man’s clouded sun shall brightly rise
And songs be heard, instead of sighs.”

((((((((((hugs))))))

~ Carol

By: One

One — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:42:17 +0000

I’m with God on this one. Dealing with our present lives will open the gateways to wisdom…and we have so much to work with!

By: Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:26:48 +0000

Ah! What knowledge and insights you give us.

The Judas within — oh, that goes right to the core.

And thank you for this story of Krishna. I love it.

Of course, this story does open up the debate between predestination and free will. Certainly it was Krishna’s free will to accept, and Christ’s the same. And what acceptance they had.

How staggering it must have been for Judas and the hunter.

What is betrayal really anyway? In Judas’ case, it certainly seems that he betrayed himself.

Was it clear I meant that, 2,000 years ago, when Christ walked the Earth, were we literally there with him in a past life? God tells us we have enough to deal with in our present life, and, of course, He is right. Yet I can only believe that this musical and also JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR were reminders to me of when I may well have been present at the time of the crucifixion, and maybe that’s why these movies make me cry. I do not know how those in Christ’s time could have borne it without his physical presence. Oh, his mother. I cannot bear to think of it.

If past lives are really true, and we were there, who were we? We could have been anyone. We could have been one of his accusers for all we know. Maybe it’s better we don’t know, for, that is indeed the past.

By: One

One — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:45:39 +0000

Godspell is awesome. I’m going to watch it again. After reading your insights on the musical I’ll have a better understanding of what’s happening!

Maybe if we forgive Judas we are actually healing the Judas within us.

Krishna too knew he was going to be killed by the hunter. He lay down exactly in the spot where the hunter’s arrow would pierce his foot. The hunter thinking Krishna’s foot was a deer, released the arrow which struck Krishna. When the distraught hunter realised that he had shot Krishna he started crying and begging for forgiveness. Krishna immediately told him “No, it is not your fault. My time has come. That is why this has happened. It is all predestined.�?

I think we can never know Christ and he is always with us…Maybe we can know the part he played as Jesus or as Krishna.