What More Could Jesus Have Done?

Good morning.  Peace to you this morning.

 

This morning Fr. Mark poses the questions, “How does Jesus’ crucifixion strengthen my belief that he is who he said he was?”

 

After I got past, “The Son of God and the Savior of the world.”, I focused on his being raised up before us.  Raised up that we might be saved just like Moses raised up the image of a “seraph” serpent and raised it up on a pole so that the Israelites might be cured of their wounds.  The thoughts that came to my mind were:

1. Lord, you had to be who you said you were because no one would suffer that sort of excruciating death for a friend, let alone, for his enemies.
2. And, you did not have to do this, Lord.

Then, I thought, “Or did he?  What else less dramatic could He have done to get people to believe in Him since suffering the pain of His passion and crucifixion has not convinced many people?”  He even returned from the dead and few have believed just as Abraham tells the Rich Man in the parable.

 

What more do you want?  What more will it take for you to believe?  Sometime during the remainder of Lent, go somewhere where you can pray without interruption.  Fall on your face.  Tearfully apologize for needing more to truly believe - more than the life, death, and resurrection of the Son of God.  Then, embrace any persecution, suffering, hunger, need, failure, or disappointment and offer it up for your sins, my sins, and the sins of a rejecting world.

 

Please pray!  Just pray!  Our world is in much more need of prayer than of whatever it is your job, your busy-ness will produce today.

 

 

In Him and in His love,

Lou