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The Way of the Cross and Resurrection – a Lenten Reflection for Good Friday
During Lent, in a darkened church with Hildegard of Bingham chants playing softly in the background I read the booklet – The Way of the Cross and Resurrection. It is available free on line at:
www.thewayofthecrossandresurrection.com
People had been given paper and pencils and the questions were read over a microphone with a soft voice very slowly. VERY slowly. With pauses for individuals to consider their answers and maybe jot down a thought or two. LONG pauses.
One person walked the “way” along the walls of the church stopping in front of each image of all the Stations of the Cross. Plenty of time was given to be able to consider what Jesus did then, and what that means to us today in our lives.
Again, consider what he did for us and what we should do in return. How then should we behave?
And then comes - The Resurrection! As Christians we are Easter people. We know that what looks like death is not. Like the seed planted in the dark soil, new life will burst forth. Like the caterpillar after the cocooning and dissolution of the old body, a new one comes forth. In each case more vibrant and more beautiful than before.
Have I had times of transformation, remission or rebirth in my life? Am I cognizant of the blessing that it is? Do I wait in joyful hope? Help me to offer praise and thanksgiving in all things. Yes, all of them! Even those that don’t look that good.
Let us pray: Lord, thank you for blessing me with your amazing grace and love, and offering me access to deep wisdom and surprising inner strength. You present me with transformation and rebirth. Here I am Lord, welcoming, embracing and embodying your gifts.
Wonder and delight at the mystery and majesty fill me with abiding contentment, incredible joy and profound gratefulness. Amen.
Lynn Durham, RN author of From Frazzled to Fantastic! You’re One Thought Away From Feeling Better. www.lynndurham.com, smile@lynndurham.com
Lynn Schwartz Durham is a mother of three sons and a well-being coach living in New Hampshire, USA. Since her childhood days in Lordship, Connecticut where she held “health camp” at the beach, Lynn has been interested in helping others feel better.
A UConn graduate and registered nurse, Lynn has taught nursing, “Women’s Wellness” and “Spirituality and Health.” Lynn speaks, facilitates retreats, and writes - all focused on well-being …for those who want to release anger, anxiety and anguish … for those who want to embrace, cherish and celebrate life!
Lynn has published over 100 articles and columns, is a contributing author to several books, has an audio book called Dancing Gracefully with Life and is the author of From Frazzled to Fantastic! You’re One Thought Away From Feeling Better,
For many years Lynn was a member of the National Speakers Association, the National Wellness Association and the American Association of Therapeutic Humor. She has studied at the Harvard Deaconess Mind Body Medical Institute in Boston where a fellow participant called her a glass of Prozac!
Lynn is also a NH Real Estate Broker in the lakes and mountains area, a grandmother, an artist, dancer and bridge player.
Through contact with Lynn on TV, radio or in person, people change the way they see their world. Whether we find her with a flower in her hat, or spinach in her teeth, Lynn brings her sense of Joy in the Journey wherever she goes.
