Rated PG-13
Read: Matthew 10:34-39
I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. (Matthew 10:34)
The eccentric creator of Batman, Tim Burton, fashions a modern-day fairy tale in Edward Scissorhands. In a pastel-colored suburbia, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), “your friendly Avon representative,” can’t find a customer. So she goes up to a gothic mansion and there discovers a gentle young man named Edward (Johnny Depp) who has scissors where his hands should be. Taking pity on Edward, she takes him down to live in her house with her husband, son, and teenage daughter, Kim (Winona Ryder). Some in the neighborhood are threatened and scared by Edward, but most come to appreciate him and his topiary gardening skills and haircutting ability. Yet Edward’s swordlike fingers have a way of getting him into trouble. The police think he carries a deadly weapon. Kim’s boyfriend antagonizes him and eventually tries to kill him. One woman thinks he is from the devil. But Kim and Peg know that Edward is wonderful and special, though in the end they let him return to the mansion on the hill.
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Like Edward, Jesus was gentle but carried a sword. From the day he came to earth, Jesus upset the existing order. Jesus challenged the thinking of the spiritual establishment. Jesus said you were blessed if you were “poor,” “hungry,” and “mournful” (
