The Most High God. Our Refuge, our Strength, our Joy, our Peace. King of Kings, Lord of Lords, our Creator. Ruler of all things, seen and unseen. Lord of hosts seated on the throne forever. Full of glory. Majestic, all powerful. Almighty. Holy.
Jesus, God's Son, the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His Being, sustaining all things by His powerful word.
When they came to the place called the Skull,
there they crucified Him, along with the criminals
-one on His right, the other on His left.
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they are doing."
The people stood watching,
and the rulers even sneered at Him.
Luke 23:33-35
Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life, hung on a cross. The beloved Son of God, His life ebbing away, humiliated, spit upon, a spectacle only evil could conceive of. And He prayed to His Father to forgive them. Oh the mercy and grace we see in this moment. Sacrificial love on display for all of creation to witness.
His life, a model for us, exemplified the way of forgiveness.
He knew that love wins. He knew that light shatters darkness. He knew the radiant, piercing light of love penetrates the darkest of places, in the world and in our souls. He knew because He is that Light, that Love.
The glory of that moment and they cast lots for His cloths.
Oh Lord, help me to see You in each moment, lead me in your Way. Forgive me for casting lots, for trying to get my way, for looking down. Forgive me for not looking to You, to see You and Your way in all circumstances. Help me to choose love and life, this day. I praise You and thank You for the sacrifice You made to light the way for me and for all of mankind.
"We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday by the sea. We are far too easily pleased."
C.S. Lewis from The Weight of Glory
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known.
And now these three things remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.
Follow the way of love...
1 Corinthians 13:12-14:1
