Endings and beginnings, all in there together. “In our end
is our beginning, in our time, infinity,…in our death, a
resurrection,…unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.”*
That Thursday, the disciples sat with Jesus around the
table, having their feet washed, hearing his strange words with the bread and
the cup, but still not realizing that an ending was very near. When it came,
most of them weren’t there because in fear they had run away. Afterwards, they
sat in the room together in sorrow and fear, not realizing that a beginning was
taking place.
Fear is what often keeps us from fully experiencing the
holiness of our endings and our beginnings. My brother-in-law Alan, in facing
his time with open eyes and heart, is a witness to trusting in the One who is
our home now and beyond now.
During these three holiest of days, our endings and our
beginnings are so close together. Somehow, may we go beyond the fear of the
ending and step forward in trust that the beginning is with the One who loves
us beyond all measure.
*Hymn of Promise, by Natalie Sleeth, 1986.
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