If I am still sane by next week, it will be a miracle. I'm not even sure what I'm posting about here, but I haven't posted in....a while, so I thought I should post something. Don't be surprised if I start rambling about the anatomy of a four-chambered heart or comparing the respiratory systems of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. ;-)
It is Holy Week, the most beautiful week of the year. Our redemption, our sinfulness, our hope, our mortality, our immortality...it all culminates in a few short days. It begins on Holy Thursday, when the Lord institutes the Holy Eucharist, through which He is present with us until the end of time. Somber Good Friday witnesses the unconditional, unfathomable love of the Savior. Holy Saturday is a day of silence and anticipation. And then there is Easter, the joyous day that represents our hope. "We are the Easter people," Pope John Paul II said. It is a week full of meaning for us.
At the center of this week is obviously Christ, the gentle Savior. On Holy Thursday, He washes the feet of His disciples, showing us the humble service that we must imitate. On Friday, He is the Savior, demonstrating His amazing love for us, a love that desires to "save us at all costs". On Holy Saturday, He tests our confidence and our hope. Did the apostles believe His words, that He would triumph over death and rise? Do we trust Him in the times when we don't feel anything? Do we trust Him even when we feel alone? On Easter, He reassures us that we do not hope in vain, we do not struggle in vain. He is always with us.
I wish you a very blessed Holy Week.
"How clearly we see in all this the will of Jesus to save us at all costs. That will made Him shed all His Blood to the last drop, when a gesture, an absolution, would have sufficed. Jesus means "Savior." It is His name. And this Savior is always with us, always ready to save us." ~I Believe in Love
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