Olive Branch Family,
Devotionals this week come from a long-time ministry friend of mine Larry Warner. He wrote the book Seeing Jesus with New Eyes. I pray these poems help you reflect upon the life-shattering, love declaring, hope bestowing action of Holy Week. They are an invitation to linger with Jesus, to explore your heart, to open your life to God in new ways.
Friday Poem: Good Friday (Matthew 27:45, 28:2)
the earth quakes in disapproval
the sun hides her face
ashamed to witness today’s proceedings
darkness descends like judgment
the air is cold, the intense cold that
precedes the dawning of a new day
Reflection:
Despair and hope often exist side by side. How does it feel to experience this darkness without a sign of light? What is God showing you about your sin, about forgiveness and the surpassing greatness of God’s love?