Man! I have really enjoyed your commentary! For the last decade + i have celebrated Passover, it has added so much depth to the story of Easter etc. and I live the way you point out this tiny reference at the transfig and again here, answering this question “if Jesus has died…. Then why are we still all here suffering?!” Because the Exodus isn’t the end pf the story, just one super climactic portion! Literally so much to say in a tiny series of sermons…. I try to keep my short sermons to ONE point but it’s hard. Thanks for your thoughtful reflections, i’ve enjoyed them a lot!
"How long, Lord" is an even older cry than that... But the parable indicates there is good work to do meanwhile, made different by the gifts left behind.
Yes. I'm seeing three phases: pre-Christ, with the promises; the present, with our assurance of the resurrection; and the time yet to come, with the return. The present is under attack by forces of evil, which challenge every act we make in hope.... No wonder he said "Weep for yourselves and for your children."
Man! I have really enjoyed your commentary! For the last decade + i have celebrated Passover, it has added so much depth to the story of Easter etc. and I live the way you point out this tiny reference at the transfig and again here, answering this question “if Jesus has died…. Then why are we still all here suffering?!” Because the Exodus isn’t the end pf the story, just one super climactic portion! Literally so much to say in a tiny series of sermons…. I try to keep my short sermons to ONE point but it’s hard. Thanks for your thoughtful reflections, i’ve enjoyed them a lot!
There is a lot this week isn't there - too much for any sermon, but I hope readers find their imaginations helped along a bit. Thank you Sierra!
Alas, it seems a long time to wait....
"How long, Lord" is an even older cry than that... But the parable indicates there is good work to do meanwhile, made different by the gifts left behind.
Yes. I'm seeing three phases: pre-Christ, with the promises; the present, with our assurance of the resurrection; and the time yet to come, with the return. The present is under attack by forces of evil, which challenge every act we make in hope.... No wonder he said "Weep for yourselves and for your children."