21 January 2019, Agnes
ALOUD AND IN SILENT TEARS (Hebrews 5:1-10)
The ten verses of Hebrews that contain these words are unlike
anything else in the scriptures. They do
not hesitate to describe some details of the struggle of Jesus to be faithful
to his mission. Do we sometimes think
that it was easy for him? He seemed so
strong and sure of himself. We are
reminded he was a full blooded human being like us all and he had to wrestle,
as Jacob did of old, to bring his will in line with his Father. How he longed for ‘the chalice to pass him
by.’ He knew it was not to be but it was
a mighty battle. And so it is for us
when we pray, ‘your will be done.’ We
can get used to these words of the Our Father but it is good to stop and ponder
them. Do we mean them? Ruth Burrows says, ‘we keep a deadly hold on
our own will’!
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