Dear Friends in Christ -
The following reflection was written by The Rev. David Anderson (a colleague of mine) to his congregation. It's beautiful, and my own heart echoes his thoughts, so I wanted to share this with you . . . it's one of the most daring invitations I've ever heard . . .
Faithfully with you in this holy time,
Janet+
"This [blog] certainly tells you when to come for Easter services. If that's all you want or need, please [refer to the column on the right] now.
If you're curious about that something more, I want to invite you to do one small thing before Easter: have your heart broken just a little. If that sounds perfectly dumb, please [scroll down for other reflections written this week].
Here's what I mean. There is an old rabbinic proverb that says, "God never places truth directly in the human heart, but on top of the heart. So that when the heart is broken, the truth may drop in." The truth of the resurrection is like that. It's a mystery of love that God cannot put in anyone's heart. But God has already laid this beautiful truth upon your heart and upon mine. Now it is time to have our hearts broken.
I realize of course that I am asking you to do something suspiciously strange. Who would come on Maundy Thursday to eat a last meal with a condemned man? Who would come on Good Friday to spend a moment or two with a man who takes three hours to die? Why not [stay home with the kids or hang out with friends] on Thursday or Friday night? Only a fool would prefer a heart breaker to a cozy time at home. Unless, that is, he felt a great truth lying upon his heart and the oddest, puzzling desire to suffer something for love."
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