Between Death & Resurrection – a personal reflection
We tend to rush past the Saturday. Good Friday has happened. Jesus is crucified, forsaken, it is finished. Death has taken place. And then we’re onto Resurrection Sunday. The grave is empty. He’s alive. We celebrate. But what happened to Saturday. Our more ancient liturgies honour it, but we are more inclined to ignore it…
If you plan on staying in ministry for a long time, you’ve got to learn this one…
Allow me take you to a slightly obscure part of the Jacob story. Genesis 31:22f is the story of the escape. Jacob has worked for Laban for many years. He arrived with nothing. God has blessed him. But Laban is growing increasingly envious of Jacob’s prosperity and Jacob knows a clash is imminent. So Jacob…