Dear Church Family,
On the news this morning, our political leaders are calling
for a pause. A pause on rent and mortgage
payments for small businesses and for tenants.
A lot of things are on “pause” right now as we wait for the COVID crisis
to break.
Today is the biggest pause day of all. It’s the day between Good Friday and
Easter. On this day, some 2000 years
ago, Jesus’ disciples did, well, basically, nothing. They waited, but they weren’t really sure for
what. We aren’t really sure what we should do today either. Do some yard work? Clean the house? Life as usual?
I always find that this “between” day feels really strange.
Last night Gerald and I watched the rock-opera Jesus
Christ Superstar. Twice,
actually. First we watched the original,
from 1971, then we watched the more recent stage show (we’ve been staying up
way too late!). At the conclusion of the show, the audience applauded the performances
– those who played Judas and Mary and Jesus got a standing ovation. Jesus
Christ Superstar, in the language of plays, is what you would call a
tragedy. The hero dies. The story ends.
It’s all very sad.
I Corinthians 15:19 says this: “If only for this life we have hope in Christ,
we are of all people most to be pitied.”
If the story ends with Jesus on the cross, then Jesus' entire
life was nothing more than a sad tragedy.
But this isn’t how the story ends.
Today we pause, here, between Good Friday and Easter. But we pause with anticipation, and hope because
the story isn’t over. To be continued….
Pastor Rita
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