Wenesday of Holy Week

It is time to face the cross.

in all of Lent

I looked at the back of the cross,

as a bystander, an observer.

Knowing the story, I do not want to face the cross.

As the Tridium begins

I turn and look at Jesus.

I think of Jesus, the man, the son, the friend,

betrayed by a trusted disciple.

I think of his personal pain

I have felt that acute pain

that comes from betrayal of a loved one.

It pierces the heart.

But I will not stop here and wait for the sorrow.

I will keep walking,

and I will pass the pain

because I have learned of forgiveness from the Lord.

I can walk to the light

I can walk in the love

-because Jesus did

and showed me how.

I am facing the cross and trying to comprehend the events of Holy Week.

I realize I will never grasp this enormity,

I live in the aftermath of the greatest lesson ever taught by example-

Jesus living, dying and rising.

And I feel God's love.

Amen