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Holy Week - 2010
By Pat Lee | April 2, 2010
Holy Saturday:–Acceptance
Reading: Matthew 27: 57-66
Reflection: From the conclusion of the Good Friday service until the Holy Communion at 5:00 on Saturday we observe Holy Saturday. In our spiritual tradition, we believe that on Holy Saturday Jesus “descended to the dead” (Apostle’s Creed) to proclaim the good news of salvation (1 Peter 3:19). No-one was or is or ever will be out of the reach of the saving power of Jesus. Jesus was, is and always will be the Saviour of the world, whose healing forgiving, reconciling love is accessible to all, across all time and all space. There is an icon that depicts Christ breaking down the doors of hell, grasping the wrists of Adam and Eve and lifting them victoriously toward heaven. Adam and Eve do nothing to help. Today we are reminded of a very powerful reality. We cannot heal the brokenness or imperfect state of being human. We cannot restore our wounded nature. We need to accept ourselves as we really are. We need to accept a God who has, in Jesus, revealed himself to be the God who can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Adam and Eve’s salvation, like ours, like all humanity’s– is a gift from God in the person of Jesus. All we need do is accept the gift and let it affect our lives. Such acceptance is what we, as Christians, are about between Good Friday and Easter.
Prayer: Father, through the resurrection of your Son Jesus, you are doing for me what I cannot do for myself. Help me to accept my limitations and imperfections, so that through such acceptance I can experience the victory of the Risen Jesus in my life. I ask this in Jesus’ name.
The Resurrection of Jesus
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