Luke 19:41-44, Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 Indeed, the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up ramparts around you and surround you, and hem you in on every side. 44 They will crush you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave within you one stone upon another; because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
An outward expression of an inward reality.
Jesus’ tears are an outward expression of an inward reality. An inward reality that anxiously awaits the coming Kingdom; one that is simultaneously here and still to come.
An inward reality that grieves brokenness in the world; brokenness that is simultaneously here and still to come.
An inward reality that is omnipotent, sovereign and good amidst inadequacy, confusion & darkness.
These statements are true about the passage from Luke 19; I think they are just as true about today as they were back then.
We are constantly waiting for the second coming- the New Jerusalem. At the same time, we can do nothing but be present in our current situations and circumstances.
This Monday of Holy Week, we are waiting for the Easter Celebration- the Ressurection. At the same time, we can do nothing but be present in our current situations and circumstances.
This Monday, I invite each of us to read and re-read this passage from Luke three times. Each time, I would ask you to imagine Jesus weeping over Jerusalem and over our whole world today. I invite you to join in on the weeping in your own frailty, in full dependence on God, our Creator.
In God’s mercy,
Pastor Joel
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