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The Now and the Not Yet

April 10, 2020 By Verna Bowman 6 Comments

It’s Friday but we want Sunday . . . it’s now but we want not yet.

The passing of my mom added to the sorrow of a Holy Week fourteen years ago today.  It was hard to look past her suffering to see the hallelujahs in it all. I remember thinking in those last moments as her heart faded – we’re all in critical condition needing a Savior to take us to Sunday.  It was easier for me to see where she was going instead of looking at what it took to get there . . .

A two-sided path leads to Easter.  Suffering and victory.  The shorter one is comfortable and pastel – it rushes to the resurrection but misses reflecting on the one stained with blood tracks.  It’s easier.

When our hearts fall for the idol of convenience, it’s more comforting to look at the hosannas rather than the suffering-passion of Jesus. It’s easier to turn our head than to be right there with the broken human-Him in the Gethsemane betrayal or the Golgotha cup that wouldn’t pass as He carried the Father’s will uphill to a cross -and listen to crowds who wave palms and praise that somehow turn to chants of crucifixion in the land of the fickle.  It’s just easier . . .

And so our now-Easter isn’t about masks and isolation, more handwashing than foot washing – it’s really about seeing who we are and who He is from a different view. It’s been a game-changer of a hard month missing family and it’s been a hard holy week missing the usual. But I’m totally impressed and blessed by so many who remain positively-creative and connected in the middle of the mourn. But Friday, the sacred piece that links the now to the not yet – the suffering place that collides with victory. Forever.

And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed His last – and the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Mark 15:37

Be blessed,
Verna

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  1. Laura says

    April 10, 2020 at 10:35 am

    Oh, Verna, how I can relate to you and the story of your sweet Mom’s passing. It is so hard to watch that suffering in the temporal, natural world before our eyes, but, thanks be to God in Christ Jesus, our dear Mom’s obtained the eternal victory. Without that hope and promise in Jesus, we could not endure. And that’s why we can call it Good Friday. Because He conquered death and sin and lives; our sweet Mom’s live. Hallelujah!

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    • Verna Bowman says

      April 10, 2020 at 11:17 am

      Because of the hope and promise we have victory in the suffering – we do, Laura. Love you. Have a blessed Easter!

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  2. Glenda Mills says

    April 11, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    Verna,
    Yes, there’s victory in the suffering and because He rose again, so will we and our loved ones await our homecoming.
    The memory of those who’ve gone before us give us hope for Resurrection Morning. And He will wipe our tears away. Thanks be to God for the love He poured into our hearts, therefore our hope remains. Love you dear friend.
    Happy Resurrection Sunday!

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    • Verna Bowman says

      April 12, 2020 at 6:29 pm

      The very reason our hope remains and we celebrate the risen Savior. We have a very different Easter this year but one thing stays sure forever! Blessed Easter to you, Glenda!

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  3. Carolyn Byers Ruch says

    April 12, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    “When our hearts fall for the idol of convenience, it’s more comforting to look at the hosannas rather than the suffering-passion of Jesus.” Savoring this. The older I get, the more I realize I’ve spent far too much time expecting to move right through life without the suffering. I’ve been throwing temper tantrums rather than surrendering my palms to his. Thank you for this beautiful reminder of Truth, Verna!

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    • Verna Bowman says

      April 12, 2020 at 6:30 pm

      And thank you for your beautiful reminder, Carolyn . . . love this response. Easter blessings!

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