The few chapters before narrate the story of the time leading up to it.
Why is it that our minds, when suffering and sad, seem so detached from the real person of Jesus that lived and walked this earth?
In reading this last week I am overwhelmed with the sorrow and agony that Jesus went through.
In his silence when he was mocked.
In the words of rebellion against this world that he said, and was mocked for.
In his prayers of deep emotion, for the sake of the Glory of God... so that we may be saved.
I am going to be writing a paper for a class on CS Lewis, entitled,
"Eternity, Justice and the Cross" in which I am going to be researching two of Lewis' works (and several other texts) to explore how our desire to have purpose and for social justice, is inspired by and hinges on the truth found in the cross.
I will share my findings along the way.
This is what has been on my heart lately. The desire for social justice in itself is not what makes us good, or even what inspires change. BUT when it is a natural response and desire of our hearts because of the view of grace that we see in the glory of the cross, we find eternal meaning in each orphan defended, child rescued, and broken comforted.
The curtain has been torn. We do not need to work for peace with God. He has given it freely to those who believe :)
Quote for the day:
"All history comes down to Jesus, and all history flows out from Jesus"
~Dr. Thom Wolf
1 more thoughts:
It is so funny how you can hear a quote and it completely makes you think of something you never thought of before. I love the quote at the bottom of the page. Mostly because while it is hard for me to comprehend the suffering of Jesus and the total existence of God being that he is not a tangible God, it is impossible for me to comprehend life or history without God or the existence of Christ because he is already in and around everything we do. Crazy how a sentence can make you think of something that gets lost in our everyday life.
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