Christ is Risen! Peter falls asleep and sees a vision where Jesus declares all food clean. Yea! Pulled Pork for everyone. Living in the resurrection Glory! But as Peter answers the door he realizes that it was never about the food.

We Walk through the Passion of Jesus the Christ as he is raised in his glory

John 12:46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

He raised Lazarus from the dead? I think this is the Messiah. Do you think he is the one who will finally kick out the Romans from the holy city? If he can raise the dead, then he can do anything I think he should do. I am expecting a miracle.

The man asked Jesus the same question many have asked throughout time. What do I have to do to get to heaven? Jesus tells us a story about a man who was beaten and robbed and the outcast who cared for him. Turning our questions of what to who?

Jesus says all through the gospel to take up your cross. He was going to die but rise again and we should take up his cross. But after he was arrested, all his friends and followers were nowhere to be found to take up his cross. So then who carried it?

Look at the stark separation, a clear delineation showing clear cultural lines of separation between people. But Jesus crosses this separation to bring healing, not just to the servant, but to all nations.

She is unworthy but is wanting something from Jesus. Will she fight for what she wants, or will she show us that the kingdom of God is made up of mustard seeds, crumbs, and crosses?

They came to the new world to live the dream, to get away from all that would hold them down, away from all the sinful people who would drag us to hell. But what happens when a cross shows up in the middle of your dream?

Ash Wednesday we ponder the question of how we got here. What have we done to outselves. This day invites us to sit in dust and ashes and seek repentance.