What we’ve come to call “Holy Week” is here.
A friend said she grew up calling this week “Quiet Week.” This week before the
celebration of Christ’s resurrection is a time for quiet reflection and
contemplation on matters of life and death. We consider Jesus' life lived in
love and compassion. We note in the gospels the events of Jesus’ last week of
earthly life: the places he went, the people he chose to spend time with, his
actions, his final words to his disciples that still live on in the lives of
his followers today. And we, too, encounter the meaning of the cross.
All of this prepares us for Easter and the glorious proclamation that continues to be the central message of the Christian faith: "Christ has risen! He has risen indeed." So let us make this week quiet and holy by reflecting on life and death, the places we need to go, the people we need to spend time with, the words we need to say. May the message of the resurrection find expression through us in all we say and do. Holy Week is here. Blessings abound!
All of this prepares us for Easter and the glorious proclamation that continues to be the central message of the Christian faith: "Christ has risen! He has risen indeed." So let us make this week quiet and holy by reflecting on life and death, the places we need to go, the people we need to spend time with, the words we need to say. May the message of the resurrection find expression through us in all we say and do. Holy Week is here. Blessings abound!
No comments:
Post a Comment