I’m still kind of lost in my Good Friday reminiscences...but I am around now...took a long nap this afternoon. I had stayed up to 3:30 last night putting artwork on my meditations. I have a lot of clip art already for the Passion, but I needed some key pieces and it took a long time to put the package together....
And then my doggie decided at 7:15 that it was time I get up no matter what cause she wanted to go out...
Speaking of forgiving one another and the Passion of Christ:
And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
Luke 23:33-34
Even as he was pinned to the cross in pain and misery, Jesus forgave. And in dying it was his wish that we be forgiven.
As he has forgiven us, may we in turn pass that forgiveness, forebearance and love to each other.
What matters is not that we win debates or be proven right in our own eyes. What matters is that we imitators of Christ, and become channels of his blessing and light to all whose lives we touch.
And as Jesus demonstrated with his life on earth and death, don’t expect such a tall order to be easy, always safe, or comfortable. There is a price to pay. He himself was a sign of contradiction...we too, if we follow him well, will be lightning rods that people will notice, but the reward with our Father in heaven is worth it. And by being true, we leave the world in a lighter, more blessed place than if we don’t.