-
Being. Happy and Fortunate.
Sometimes, particularly after a bad experience, I wonder how God’s heart must break from all the evil that we do to each other. The harm, hate and abuse we pour into each other. It’s bad enough what this does to us, I can only imagine God’s pain from seeing it. There was a particular horror that Jesus experienced. God brutally murdered. Judged and executed in full public display. Jesus’ father forsook him, his friends either denied or betrayed him, his community rejected him. He experienced all of the pain and misery, harm, hate and abuse that we’ve suffered. This means he understands and can relate to us. The resurrection of…
-
Two Nails
Four soldiers, sitting there Wagered for his clothes They looked up to the cross where The blood from his wounds still flowed The blood from his wounds still flowed Three women came to see Put their heads in their hands Witnessing up on this tree The slow death of this man The slow death of this man Two nails are on the ground There’s one more to go While people stood all around The body was brought down low The body was brought down low One friend came to the cross Took his body away Wrapped him up in brand new cloth And laid him in his grave And laid…
-
The Price
Does every blessing bring a curse with it? Or, to put it in a non-religious terms, do you feel like you have to pay a price for every good thing that happens in your life? What causes this? There was a time when I would lay on the porch behind our house and look up at the sky. I found it relaxing to daydream and watch the clouds go by. Every now and then I would see a plane flying overhead. I would imagine what it would be like to be on a plane again, going to far-off places. I said silent prayers, “Lord, I would like to travel.” That…
