Matthew 27:
50 – 54
“And when
Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that movement
the curtain of the temple was torn in tow from top to bottom. The earth shook
and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people
who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus’
resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. When the
centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all
that had happened they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of
God.”
So many of
the barriers that Jesus broke down throughout Holy Week were cultural, institutional,
or personal. Yet there still remains the mystery of the resurrection. For
everything we understand about it there are so many things that we do not
understand. A supernatural act that has both supernatural and practical, physical
results. And at the end of it all, when it seems that maybe, despite Jesus intelligence,
cleverness, and spiritual depth, the darkness wins there is one more barrier to
be removed.
The Veil is
torn and we are given the greatest gift
of all, access to God the Father, the Creator, the Eternal. Everything that
came before becomes encapsulated in this one divine act that separates Jesus
from all of the rest of the spiritual teachers, dispensers of wisdom, and
miracle workers. Jesus was divine and alone gives us access to the divine.
Be blessed
fellow travelers to know that Friday is here, but Sunday is coming…
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