Beginning of the Beginning

 

The beginning of the beginning!  Seems a bit odd to think that something that is starting will end with something starting again.  Yet, this journey of Holy Week is exactly that.  We have spent the season of Lent walking through reflection of Colossians 3:12. We self-reflected on the words of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience – where we have fallen short and how we can look to our Jesus for the perfect example of those words.  Now it is time to move from that journey to the one that saves our lives.

There are many seasons within the Christian faith that I truly cherish.  The one that holds closest to my heart is Holy Week.  I have always seen it as a week of emotional turmoil.  The joy of today, Palm Sunday, where our Lord receives the praises he so richly deserves.  The somberness of the upper room on Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper.  The devastation as our Lord was whipped, beaten, and died for my transgressions.  And the elation of Easter with the rising of our Savior!

The beginning of this journey, and all of the emotions, does not take us to an end.  It does not take us to the final destination.  In fact, this wonderful Holy Week journey takes us to a beginning – the beginning of our eternal life.  Most journeys find us starting out on a trek and getting to our destination.  If that were the case, our destination should find each of us on the cross, not Jesus.  Our sins should lead us to a life that does not deserve to live.  Our Jesus would not stand for that!

His love is so great, so large, that He did not want our journey to end that way.  He took our place on that cross and rose from the depths of hell so that we can live again, begin a new life with Him in paradise.  Friends, that is good news to sing praises for!  The beginning of Jesus’ journey leads us to the beginning of our eternal journey.  As we walk through Holy Week, may we experience all the emotion, and remember the emotions our Jesus has for us.  Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!  Blessed is the beginning of our beginning!

Dearest Jesus, as we remember the journey you experienced during Holy Week, may we never forget the love you showed to us then and show to us today.  Hosanna in the Highest!