God Dies

God Dies

Friday, April 7, 2023

When God Dies The Light Is Gone.

Mark 15:33-39

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, ‘Listen, he is calling for Elijah.’ And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.’ Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was God’s Son!’

Words of Grace For Today

If we want to ignore truth, then we can say much about how God did not really die, just Jesus.

But Jesus is God. Jesus dies. God dies.

What is left?

As always after death we are at a loss to know anything for sure because death rips the foundations of life out from under us.

And when God dies, the foundations of all the universe are gone, not to be found no matter how hard we seek.

So we are

simply

lost.

…

lost.

…

lost.

…

…

All we can do is pray: “Save us God!