Hurting and Searching

“Although I believe the intention of this film was to be geared towards the younger generation, it has affected me profoundly.  I was fortunate to rent Because of Grácia on pay per view about a week after my father passed away. I grew up in a Jewish household but I never had a connection to judaism.  I never had a bat mitzvah or any celebration of faith to even recognize it. I did however have a feeling that Jesus was real and had become curious about it as I got older. There’s a lot of information in this film. One part being that there is no actual scientific proof about where we all came from. I did not know it took faith to believe in the science. There was also a beautiful spoken word that the character Chase tells and it speaks to feeling a connection between himself and Jesus. It’s something I wanted and it made me really look at myself and what I believe.

About a week after seeing this movie (for the 8th time maybe!) I was on my way to work and listening to the soundtrack of the movie (I downloaded some songs and made a playlist).  Something felt like it was breaking free from within me and it was as if I had no control over the emotions. The words of the film and that spoken word were ringing in my head and suddenly I felt my own personal connection to Jesus. As if he were sitting up in the stars looking down at me letting me know he’s there and real and that I would be okay. I believe if I hadn’t seen this film and heard these words these actors said that I might still be wondering around questioning everything.  I’m thankful for everyone involved in allowing someone like myself to see this movie and help create my relationship with Jesus Christ."

Samantha (NYC)