This week: God as crucifixion. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com].
I find that I want to move to resurrection and get off of the cross. Interesting.
I think that is why it is so difficult for the Church to meet the dangers and demands
and the needs of today. All of those mean that we may find ourselves up on the cross
with the God who has been there and done that. To act with mercy without considering
the worth of those to whom we are extending mercy is not a quality appreciated in
a world that wants to be able to judge all things before making a statement or a
claim or acting. God as crucifixion is God - in Christ, Jesus - acting in ways
that the various power players of the day may not appreciated. When we look back
at the gospels, it is amazing how many times Jesus 'tells it like it is' even when
he is speaking to and with the religious powers who claim to know the way
O God of love and new life, keep us moving on down the road. Even when we may find
it easier and more safe to turn and go another way. Empower us to speak up and act
up and thrive even as we are being threatened with the cross of the day. Amen.
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