At this point in Lent, the focus is beginning to aim at the passion and death of Jesus. Imagine what was going through his mind and heart as each day brought him closer the pain of betrayal, condemnation, torture and the excruciating pain of dying on a cross. Was his stomach in knots? Did unrest overtake the hours of sleep? Did he toss and turn as we would when facing some huge burden in our own lives or in the live of loved ones? Yet, Jesus walked ahead, with his face steadfastly set on going forward to Jerusalem where all this was to take place. Let us remember that he chose to carry our weaknesses in order to overcome them. He knows of what we are made, so he gives us the example of the power of love and the need for God's grace to continue our Lenten prayers, and sacrifices and the other challenges and trials that inevitably enter our lives. Our goal too is Jerusalem where its pain is eventually removed in resurrection. Let us set our faces steadfastly forward, trusting that God's mercy and strength will always be with us.
Bro. Rene
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