Deacon Larry

April 9, 2009

Good Friday Morning Prayer

Isaiah 52:13-15

Ponder it!  All of us gathered today are called to ponder it.  The prophesy Isaiah foretells in this reading will be played out in the next 3 days. 

And what are we asked to ponder?  First, that God became man.  No other faith believes that the transcendent God shares his Divinity so intimately with humanity.  But God so loved us that He did send his Son, fully human and fully divine.  And so, we can ponder how God sees human life lived to the fullest, and consistent with His divine will. 

Second, that Jesus, and hence God, humbled himself by accepting humiliation and suffering.  Even to the point of a horrible death on a cross.  We have all been exposed to the reality of that- the passion story read just last weekend.  And it will be repeated again today.  The total humiliation of Jesus- and yet done with love, all to fulfill Jesus commitment to His father’s will.  So, we can all ponder whether we are willing to bear humiliation for God’s sake. 

And thirdly, that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day, in a glorified state.  A glorified state that God said he will share with all of us who believe.  Yes, rulers and common folk alike need to ponder what it means to be in a glorified state like Jesus. 

Ponder that and you will experience the coming Joy of Easter. 

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