Fifth Sunday in Lent
How has your Lenten journey been so far? As we draw near to the end of Lent, Sunday’s Gospel account clearly has the final events of Jesus’s life (his passion) and death in view. An example of this is when Lazarus is raised - John recounts the tombstone being removed and Lazarus’ burial cloths and head covering, which are all details that are present with Jesus’ empty tomb.
Just like the blind man in last week’s readings, Lazarus represents us all. Lazarus represents all of humanity (all “dead men”) that Jesus loves and wants to liberate from the clutches of sin and death.
In a time in which we are constantly bombarded with news of war between countries and violence between individuals we all need Christ’s love, love that is forgiving, freeing and the source and being of the wholeness of life.
Last Saturday a group of us spent the day surrounded by mountains under a stunning blue sky. We contemplated God our creator, the wonder of creation, our place in it, our responsibilities for it and also being united with all of creation in offering our praise and thanksgiving to God. It was a time of feeling small, of burden, but also great joy in God’s presence.
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?” (Psalm 8:3,4)
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