Reflecting

Okay, so I can't let today go by without acknowledging that it is Holy Thursday. Each year as I sit in service and watch the story played out of Jesus' last supper with his disciples I am simply moved beyond words. Spirit filled are the words that come to my mind. Emotions fill me that, try as I might, I can't control. I simply can't keep myself from crying my eyes out.

I look around at this crazy world we live in. I look at the "norms" that occur in our world today and I think "why on earth would Jesus put himself through the torture and degradation he did for people like US?"

Why indeed? I know that I am not worthy of the sacrifice Jesus made for me. I am not worthy of the pain and suffering he endured before his death. But I am so very thankful for it.

Thank you Lord for the sacrifice you gave so that I could have everlasting life. Thank you Lord for coming to earth as a man to bear the sin of my life so that I would have the chance to live a life without condemnation. May I never forget the sacrifice you made for me and may I never take it for granted.