Read: Hebrews 12:1-4
“Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,
so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.”
Read: Hebrews 12:1-4
Jesus endured the cross.
Yes, it is sad.
Everyone has reasons to be sad.
And yet.
That is why we are here.
We feel our own existence deeply.
And yet.
We seek to be present to all who suffer.
When your sorrow is genuine
it is a deep and holy longing.
And yet.
You bear its intensity.
This powerful godly sorrow
equips the soul to receive the joy
that remains,
even if they kill you.
Jesus endured the cross.
And yet.
Even this is held in God.
We linger here.
At the cross, at the cross.
Where there is sadness, loneliness, and pain
Let there by company.
Where there is dying, leaving, and letting go
Let there be balm.
Where there is violence, betrayal, and hatred
Let there be action.
Where there is covid, cholera and waterborne disease
Let there be vaccine for all.
Where there is washed away crops, diminishing food
Let there be aid.
Where there is war and missiles, nuclear threat
Let there be peace.
Where there is racism, the hidden bodies of Indigenous children
Let there be sight.
Where there is climate fear and environmental impact
Let there be hope.
There where God is sorrowing
May we be also.
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