This week: God as creatively proceeding. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . God as creatively proceeding takes the sentence of death by crucifixion and turns it into something no one could expect or predict. From that execution and the shame that comes with hanging out to dry in the sun surrounded by birds of prey and people who find pleasure in mocking the one who is restrained and humiliated, there comes life. God as creatively proceeding does not wait until Sunday morning when the stone of the tomb is pushed aside and there is no body in the tomb. No, God as creatively proceeding was already changing the world with Jesus' non-violent walk to and through the power of death all around him. God as creatively proceeding is the "Father forgive them for they know not what they do" - an action no one considers when we are being brutalized and rejected and denounced by all. God as creatively proceeding shows us that even as death appears to win the day and the flesh and blood witness of God's peaceable Reign is tucked into a tomb - there is more - be ready. Life is about to be redefined and death is about to be changed forever. O God of love and new life, in the middle of all the things that can run us dry and take away our spirit of life, raise us up to be refreshed by the living water that fills us with new life and moves us into your future beyond the power of death. Amen. |
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