“The Passion of the Christ” director Mel Gibson joined Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo on Arroyo’s debut episode of “Arroyo Grande” to discuss Gibson’s new film, “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, Topher Grace, and Michelle Dockery.
During the interview, Arroyo asked Gibson about losing his $14.5 million Malibu mansion in the Palisades Fire last week. Gibson had lived in the home for the last 15 years.
“It was an odd mixture of of sadness and kind of a weird realization and blessing,” the 69-year-old Gibson explained to Arroyo. “Yeah, I’m gonna miss some stuff. There was valuable stuff, there was personal stuff—that just breaks my heart. I feel like I’m being stripped down and prepared for something else.”
“Now, that’s maybe very personal, but I feel like the Almighty is preparing me to do something big,” he added.
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In response, Arroyo asked if the situation could possibly be “a spiritual preparation for the resurrection movie you’re about to embark on.”
“Totally,” Gibson replied. “I think that’s kind of it. It’s like, hey, look, God gives, God takes, we come in with nothing. That’s the same way we go out. And here’s the deal: You’ll always be okay if you seek first the kingdom of God.”
‘I See It as Kind of a Blessing and a Purification,’ Mel Gibson Says of Losing His Home
Gibson cited Matthew 6:26-27 as he conveyed the promise that God will always take care of and provide for his children. “You’ll always be okay. You’ll get what you need. Look at the flowers of the field. Look at the birds of the air. They get fed. They get clothed,” said Gibson, sharing that the Scripture passage was a favorite of his father.
Gibson said that his father told him as a young child not to worry about “stuff” and “money.” Gibson said that lesson has “stayed” with him ever since.
Losing his home in the Palisades Fire provided him an opportunity to “recreate” his path, Gibson told Arroyo. “You gotta look at the upside of this. I mean, there’s plenty of downside, but honestly, I see it as kind of a blessing and a purification,” he said. “I got a lot of faith.”
