Category: Father

See the Father...

9/11/2018

Every person has a different image of who they believe God to be. Some name God as Universe or Higher Power and for Christians, there are numerous biblical titles like, Lord, Christ, Shepherd, Vine, Rock, Savior and so on… Each name speaks to us based on the lens of life experiences or relationships. There are a number of people who confess that their image of God can get confused with an important authority figure such a father or mother. That certainly is true in my case. My past relationship with my dad has influenced my view of God. My lens has been one of fear, reverence, discipline and punishment. It is one of the reasons I love to read the gospels because Jesus is much more lovable and reachable figure. Jesus called God his Father so it is not much of a stretch that we would also see God that way and relate to Him in the same way. I totally understand that there are many people who do not have a loving parental relationship and cannot identify the same loving relationship as Jesus did with His Father.

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Simon of Cyrene...

3/31/2018

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“Crucify him!” Crucify him!” The words of the crowd finally penetrate my brain. A frenzy of people are clogging the street, pushing and shoving. The shouting continues, “I thought you were the Messiah, save yourself!” A man jostles to get around me and I grab his arm and ask, “Who is this Messiah?” He points in the direction of the street and says, “One of the men carrying his cross is called Jesus. Pilate just sentenced him to death by crucifixion!” The man pulls away from me and disappears into the swell of people. I turn towards the street and suddenly there in front of me is the condemned man. He is covered in blood and his flesh is scored with deep cuts and bruising. He is wearing what looks to be a crown of thorns. Again, I ask someone why the prisoner is wearing a crown of thorns. He tells me, “The soldiers call him a King, the King of the Jews, so they gave him a crown.” The convicted man struggles to stand under the weight of his heavy burden and clumsily falls to the ground. A few women escape the crowd and kneel down by him. Such love and tenderness can be seen in their eyes as they touch him as if to ease his pain. I hear one of them say, “You are not alone! We are here for you- Your Father is here with you!” The man turns to them with a grateful smile and whispers, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children…”

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