The Reign of God as losing to death. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as losing to death is once again what I see from the cross when the words 'Father Forgive them' are placed on the lips of Jesus. The power of death is winning the day and will win the day. Death will attract birds of prey and scavengers to the body. And yet, Jesus lives into those moments within a reality that death does not know. It is also a moment that the world does not know. Forgiveness is a reality even when we have lost the day to powers that have ruled us from the beginning of time. The Reign of God as losing to death is a living unto life in which death's range of powers is not able to stop the character of God's Reign from moving on - even when it is losing the games death knows so well. That is once again why the Reign of God is a domain of foolishness - nonsense. Death continues to eat away at us and yet, as we are losing the day, we live - we live - we live like ones who will not play as death tries to rule us. O God of love and new life, keep us close to you rule of love. Amen. |
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