But that is what Jesus was about. Breaking down the “shoulds.” Bringing forth life and hope on the way to the grave. If Jesus can bring life and hope on the way to the grave – then Jesus can bring life and hope on every other way.
The extraordinary thing, the apostle Paul promises, is that when we cry Abba we are being drawn into Christ’s whole life, his victory and his sufferings.
What would change about our life together? What would change about how we go out into God’s troubled yet beloved world?
One of the things that keeps me going is a refrigerator magnet at home that says the following….
Easter always reminds me that I need much more than a helping hand. I need a resurrection from the dead. Anything less is beside the point.