The Tree of Life(bc sunday)

We trace the evolution of an eleven-year-old boy in the Midwest, JACK, one of three brothers. At first all seems marvelous to the child. He sees as his mother does, with the eyes of his soul. She represents the way of love and mercy, where the father tries to teach his son the world’s way of putting oneself first. Each parent contends for his allegiance, and Jack must reconcile their claims. The picture darkens as he has his first glimpses of sickness, suffering and death. The world, once a thing of glory, becomes a labyrinth. The story ends in hope, acknowledging the beauty and joy in all things, in the everyday and above all in the family—our first school— the only place that most of us learn the truth about the world and ourselves, or discover life’s single most important lesson, of unselfish love.