Monday, 21 January 2019

ALOUD AND IN SILENT TEARS


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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