tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post8541051390879929849..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: Some Reflections on Good FridayAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-53155208761628001332011-04-22T20:53:27.584-04:002011-04-22T20:53:27.584-04:00I think you've hit on something there, Abby. R...I think you've hit on something there, Abby. Resurrection - whether symbolic, metaphorical, or physical - is something largely outside of our experience. Sure, we hear about someone "resurrecting" their career/reputation/etc, but I think our usage is hyperbolic at best and probably self-serving. <br /><br />As you so eloquently put it, everyone "knows" suffering. Everyone "knows" death - even as we try to distance ourselves in every way from it. (Or, rather, thinks they know/understand it - I might challenge you on that front) At the very least, we can point to it say, "There, look!" <br /><br />But this is much like a child who points to every type of truck and says "Truck!" Does he/she "know" the truck? Its purpose? Its differences between other trucks? How to operate/navigate a truck? <br /><br />Of course not. And while as adults we go a little beyond that point, I wonder how far we allow ourselves to go - and how often we don't go far enough to allow real touch and real change.<br /><br />But back to you point: How can we begin to engage with and represent an empty tomb, with all our well-worn skepticism and prized critical-thinking? We don't know what do with that empty tomb NOR with the resurrected Christ who tries to sooth our fears as he pulls the disciples (and us) back together. I remember a sermon Stephen gave on Easter two years back, calling on us to rise up and live as Resurrection people. Social justice issues, forgiveness, love of the neighbor AND enemy...but what does that mean here? How does that help us relate to the resurrection of Jesus, the one that taught us the depths of God's love?Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507874062503931824noreply@blogger.com