In high school, a good friend of mine loved this movie. I never really had a desire to see it, but one day, on a college visit trip, we popped it in. Now I love it, I don't even know why. Whenever I see it on tv I have to stop and watch it. I like how Tyler Perry works faith and spirituality into his storylines. Even though it's not my faith and the people aren't always exactly on the path of righteousness, faith is what pulls them through the darkness.
There's one scene that always gets to me. It's towards the end of the movie and most of the major characters are in church. Tyler Perry's character's wife is a drug addict who got hooked while pursuing a music career and his daughter wants to pursue singing as well. He finally let his daughter join the choir. So she's singing at the service and she has a powerful voice, then her mother (who finally checked herself into rehab) comes walking into the church and belts out her desperate need for God. It's not all the drama/resolution that really gets to me though, it's one particular line that she sings: "I'm in need of the blood of the Lamb."
How true is that? How desperately do we all need the once and continual sacrifice, the shedding of the innocent blood so we can be redeemed. So we can fight through our desperate moments and situations and reach His glorious light.
Love and prayers
