For us!

It is the Easter season. I love this time of year. Everyone is more mindful of the sacrifice Christ made for us. So aware of the greatest blessing; salvation. I can't help but consider what the day after Christ crucifixion was like for the ones closest to him. Lonely. Frightening. Confusing. Their leader, teacher, and friend was just hung on the cross like a common criminal, died a painful death and was buried. And they did not yet understand all that would take place on Easter. What a desolate place to be.

It is dark, cold and windy outside. I imagine the hearts of the disciples were in similar turmoil. I wonder, if I had been one of the disciples could I have remained faithful to Christ's calling. Having believed, though incorrectly, that he was coming to overtake the government. To save his people. Suddenly my expectations of what was to be were destroyed as Christ died on the cross.

It is hard to imagine that I would have.

I struggle to remain faithful when my family is sick, money is tight, or when something unfair and unexplainable happens to someone I care about.

I am there now. A friend of mine is experiencing great heartache because of lies. I am heartbroken for her. I can't understand this. She is a God fearing, God honoring woman. She is loving and has such wisdom. She is committed to taking the "high" road and now the "road" has fallen out beneath her. I pray. I can only equate her experiences with that of Job. I pray for peace for her. I pray for rest, for I know she is weary of the struggle and the "game" she finds herself in the midst of.

Unfair. That is the word that keeps coming to mind. And then the Spirit whispers "God will make a way when there seems to be no way." Again, I pray.

Unfair. A perfect word to describe Good Friday too! God made a way. A way for mankind to have eternal life with Him. A way to experience life on this imperfect earth with a Counselor to guide us. A way for us to have great joy and the blessings of heaven. Unfair. Undeserved.

.....For us!