One of my favourite pictures depicting Jesus looking out of the city of Jerusalem. He is sorrowful for the fate of its citizens and their rejection of God’s love and provision. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as…
Tag: Resurrection
Lazarus
Yesterday’s reading and sermon were about Lazarus, the very good friend of Jesus, who died only to have Jesus arrive and raise him from the dead. It is the section of John’s Gospel with the shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept”. A good indication of how much Jesus loved his friend Lazarus. Jesus could…
Silent Saturday
I was reading Leonard Sweet’s tweet this morning regarding Silent Saturday as it is often referred to, and I was reminded of the shock and grief that the disciples must have felt as they fled from the site of the crucifixion and suffered the remorse and guilt of seeing Jesus arrested and executed. Sudden loss…
Hybrid Thoughts 