Spiritual Mood Swings.

O Love divine, what has thou done!
The immortal God hath died for me!
The Father's coeternal Son
bore all my sins upon the tree.
Th' immortal God for me hath died:
My Lord, my Love, is crucified! – Charles Wesley

We live in a culture that is obsessed with happiness and general good vibes. We have a great set-up! Generally movies, television, radio, fast food, etc. cater to our desire for a happy life. But if they don’t, and someone slips through the cracks, we have Prozac!

The Christian life, however, asks something very different of us. It asks us to remember the cross. It asks us to consider the crucified Christ. So for the 40 days of Lent, we abstain from something close to us so that we may become closer to him. Lent is a time of somber remembrance; both of the heaviness of our sins, and the weight of God’s “search and rescue” mission. It seems odd that we would voluntarily subject ourselves to this “downer.” But the truth of the matter is, it is through this introspection that we are able to feel the full joy of Easter. Without the lowlands, how could we know the mountain?

This week we experience the final days of Lent, but even more, we have the opportunity to remember and experience the climax of God’s salvation story. If we allow it to, this week will take us from the depths of sorrow to the heights of joy. This week we are offering you a ticket to the most incredible drama that history has ever seen. As a church we have several services to remember the final week of Jesus’ life.

I know that our schedules are overbooked, but I encourage you to make some space for this story to unfold in your life. Come and join us in the Holy Week services Palm Sunday morning and evening, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter, and experience the depth of God’s Salvation story.

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