The Holy Weekend

We are in the midst of the Holy Weekend. Last night a small group gathered to mark Maundy Thursday. Maundy, from the latin mandatum the first word in “A new commandment I give that you love one another.” This passage is read each year on the night before Good Friday, the night we remember Jesus gathering with the disciples in an upper room to have the passover meal together. The night we remember Jesus washing the feet of his disiples. The night he gave a lesson in being a servant.
This morning we gathered in the sanctuary to hear the story of Jesus crucifixion. Now we wait. We wait as his followers did. We wait to see what will happen after such a tragedy. We wait to see just what God will do. Sunday morning we will sing our Hallelujahs as we celebrate that God has given us a great new day, a day when tragedy is turned to rejoicing, a day of new life, a day of renewal.
These days we need to see God working miracles. There is much tragedy in our world and so an equal amount of resurrection is needed. Sometimes we have to look close to spot it. Sometimes is takes a while to see it but when we take the time to notice we see that God is working goodness and bringing about new life.
May this time of waiting heighten your joy when you see God’s inbreaking love at work.