The Marks He Kept
The resurrection did not look like what anyone expected. And perhaps that is still true. He does not always come when we expect, or in the way we imagine. But he comes.
And when he does, the marks remain.
The resurrection did not look like what anyone expected. And perhaps that is still true. He does not always come when we expect, or in the way we imagine. But he comes.
And when he does, the marks remain.
They went home.
That is what the gospels tell us, almost in passing. After the cross, after the burial, after Joseph of Arimathea rolled the stone into place, the women who had followed from Galilee went home and prepared spices
The death of Jesus Christ was not a tragedy that God permitted. It was an act that God initiated. The Creator, entering his own creation. The Judge, taking the place of the condemned. The one without sin, becoming sin. Not as a last resort. As a plan.
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isaiah 9:6 Dear Friends and Partners in Christ’s Mission, As we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ …
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