Happy Palm Sunday…
This week we commemorate the biggest checkmark of all time. Beginning today, the Christian church around the globe follows Jesus’ descent into the depth of God’s love for all of us before ascending to fullness of life we never thought possible.
“Jesus’s real purpose in this sacrifice was to wager his own life against his core conviction that love is stronger than death, and that the laying down of self which is the essence of this love leads not to death, but to life. . . .” writes Cynthia Bourgeault in Richard Rohr’s blog post from Friday, April 12th. “Thus, the real domain of the Paschal Mystery is not dying but dying-to-self. It serves as the archetype for all of our personal experiences of dying and rising to new life along the pathway of kenotic transformation, reminding us that it is not only possible but imperative to fall through fear into love because that is the only way we will ever truly know what it means to be alive.”
Before we step into the holy week ahead, let’s look back at the sacred week we have just lived together. Six times touch the “Previous” link at the top of this post to review the seven days we have lived fully together.
To Jesus, Martha replied, “I know that he will be raised up in the resurrection at the end of time.”
“You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?” (John 11:24-26, MSG).
…Sue…
