Alice C. Linsley
As I said goodbye for the long weekend to my students, I asked what they planned for this weekend. Some plan to attend Easter services, but most see this as a break from schoolwork and an opportunity to sleep in and hang out with friends. One told me that he's going to Keeneland to bet on the horses on Good Friday.
I explained to my students that millions of Christians around the world spend this weekend at church services and fast on Good Friday, but for many it was as if I were speaking gibberish. We would rather think about things that make us comfortable and do things that allow us to flee from the harsh reality of the Crucifixion.
As I said goodbye for the long weekend to my students, I asked what they planned for this weekend. Some plan to attend Easter services, but most see this as a break from schoolwork and an opportunity to sleep in and hang out with friends. One told me that he's going to Keeneland to bet on the horses on Good Friday.
I explained to my students that millions of Christians around the world spend this weekend at church services and fast on Good Friday, but for many it was as if I were speaking gibberish. We would rather think about things that make us comfortable and do things that allow us to flee from the harsh reality of the Crucifixion.
The horror, ugliness, and brutality of what the Lord Jesus endured makes us want to flee. Yet the love we feel keeps us close to the Suffering Servant, just as Mary and the other women, and faithful John stayed close.
May we remain for this time at the foot of the Cross and look upon Him who they crucified and weep.
Related reading: Why is This Friday Good?; The Scarlet Cord Woven Through the Bible; Reality is Cross Shaped; The Empty Tomb
Related reading: Why is This Friday Good?; The Scarlet Cord Woven Through the Bible; Reality is Cross Shaped; The Empty Tomb
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