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Bun & Cheese & Kites




Calm winds blowing.... thoughts, light showers of rain...more thoughts, bright neon colored kites splaying across bright blue sky, plates clanking with servings of spiced bun and cheese and.... even more thoughts on this here Good Friday! A couple nights ago I could not sleep so I opened my little black kjv bible to find a verse of sedation and I ended up reading Matthew 24-27 which includes an account of the crucifixion. Now I accepted Christ in my life about 12 years ago but the crucifixion is one story I've never been able to fully accept. I knew it was God's good and perfect will and I understood then that there were certain cultural norms and practices that were relevant then, but sometimes it is still hard for me to accept that Jesus had to die under these circumstances.

Lest we forget, it's not just that He was nailed on a cross. The events leading up to it shows that Jesus experienced emotional abuse of the highest degree. He was crucified with so much hate, jealousy, envy and betrayal. I feel disgusted each time I read and think about it. I thought to myself even if He was not the Messiah, no innocent person deserved to be treated like that. He was no murderer, He was no thief and even then thieves and murderers never met with such hatred.

Today, when I reflect, I am thankful for the gift of the cross, but I am also reminded just how much the great test of life is about an authentic love based community (and all that entails) and how we fail to achieve this so many times. Judas betrayed Jesus, Peter denied Him, the Pharisees who claimed to love God mocked, scorned and jeered Him, the very people who observed His miracles and sang His praises yelled 'Crucify Him!' and yet Jesus prayed  'Forgive them'! . When will we ever get it right?


Blessed Easter!!!

~Love God,Live life,One Enkounter at a Time~
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