26. April 2011 00:41
'Suddenly there was Jesus himself. He met them and said 'greetings!' They came up to him and took hold of his feet, prostrating themselves in front of him. 'Don't be afraid', said Jesus to them. 'Go and tell my brothers that I'm going off to Galilee. Tell them they'll see me there'. Matthew 28:9-10
Greetings
Do not be afraid
Go. Tell.
With this missional theme of the 40day lent blog I read the story of Easter Sunday in a way I've not done before. Mary and Mary are the first two to meet Jesus after he has risen from the dead. I read with anticipation what Jesus' first words would be. Jesus welcomes, he meets Mary and Mary where they are at (physically and emotionally) and he commissions them. Greetings. Do not be afraid. Go. Tell.
Living in the resurrection, in the coming of Jesus, in the miracle that there is more beyond death - where might I 'go' (whether 1steps in front or to the moon and back)? And who is He asking me 'tell' (maybe with the kindness of friendship or a grand act of witness) that there is so much more to life than a dead end, a full stop, even death itself?
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40 days of lent. 40 days of blog posts. A montage of making space for Jesus.
It is finished. Phew.
Bex Keer