Saturday, March 30, 2013

SILENCE OF THE LAMB (03-30-13)


Black Saturday

John 19:40-42
They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.  Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried.  So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.

And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.

And then, there was silence.  Everything has happened for a reason.  Everything has happened as promised. 

The lamb of God has taken away the sins of the world.  Grant us peace.

Jesus has given us this peace – peace of mind, peace at heart, inner peace.  Jesus Christ is our peace, and in his death and resurrection, he gives God's peace to our world.  Because we have been gifted with God's peace in the risen Christ, we are called to our own peace and to the making of peace in our world. 

Have that peace in your heart.  Close your eyes once in a while and feel the silence, being away from it all, from all the sufferings, from all the pain, from all the temptations.

For tomorrow, we will face a new life in Him.

Let us pray +

Almighty Father, let the light of your Gospel of love so shine in the world that it may be transformed into a worthy home for all your children of every race and country.  Help me to surrender my life to the gift of salvation offered by Jesus on the cross.  I pray that I will always be faithful to living the victory over sin He offers me through my commitment to Him.  Amen +

Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

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