Good Friday morning! I do believe that many of us will be taking some time off for this holiday weekend. Yes, Memorial Day has arrived and it is time for a break. I see that my neighbors, at least one of them, are already on the road. I wonder how many travel plans have been cut short by the price of fuel this year? I'm taking a week off, and not going anywhere.
Jesus was known as a man of sorrows, and we can read many examples of his sorrow in the Gospel accounts. Are we then to emulate our Lord in this? Should we be the sad salts of the earth? (Ow, that was painful) I don't think that is what God would have us to do. Jesus carried our sorrows to the cross, and when He arose it was as the glorious Savior. Jesus said that he came that we might have life and have it abundantly. I do not believe that means a life of sorrows. We do have cares and we do go through times of mourning, but these times do not last. Joy should be a characteristic that people notice in us as Christ ones. Is it easy to be joyful all the time? No, perhaps even impossible. We are not expected to be joyful at all times and are even commanded to be sad when our brothers and sisters in Christ are sad. Just as we can share in each other's sorrow, so we can bring each other up once more. I pray that each of you enjoys a wonderful holiday weekend. Do what you would like to do on a holiday, short of knocking over a gas station that is, and celebrate the abundant life in Christ Jesus.
I can see a lot of walking vacations, perhaps all of us will start taking trips on foot and closer to home than in past years. We may take up the activities recommended by the health and fitness wags simply through not being able to afford fuel.
God bless you on this Memorial Day weekend!
Bucky
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