"Kuya, Kuya wake up!" My sister woke me up at 4:45 am today. Oh yeah. We were supposed to go pray at the Tabor Hill and do the Stations of the Cross.
The Holy Week marks the suffering and death of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Maunday-Thursday was the day when Jesus, as humble as he was, decided to wash the feet of his disciples. This was to show the true essence of servant leadership. And Good Friday was the day when the people that once praised him upon his entry to Jerusalem condemned him and connived to crucify him.
Today, the people that once conspired to put Jesus to death are now praying for salvation and eternal life. We may not look like it, but every single day of our life, we are still condemning Jesus and putting to waste what he has done for the greater good of mankind - death on the cross.
There was once a line that really touched my heart: How does Jesus love us? He opened his arms wide, like how he did on the cross. That's how big his love is for us.
A while ago, hundreds of devotees flocked the famous Tabor Hill of Brgy Talamban. They were there because they remembered that one time there was a man, by the name of Jesus, who died for their sins so that there will be no more sacrifices to be made. There was happiness in the atmosphere of the place. A happiness that sprung in the midst of walking under the basking sun. They probably were feeling the same sensation that Jesus went through during his suffering. But they weren't even close.
There has been a misconception that if we suffer like how Christ did, there is a chance that our sins will be forgiven. Well, what is the purpose of Christ dying for us if we do that? It irritates me how they show their suffering to thousands of observants all over the world.
Well, you see, Christ suffered like hell so that we will, in no way be in hell. He died a nasty death to show us that one suffering is enough, one death is enough to save us from the wages of sin and death. We don't need to go through the same suffering in order for us to be saved.
It has been written that it is by the grace of God that we are saved from the wages of sin and not by the good works we have done, in this case, showing off our bloody bodies.
I hope that someday, we can see Jesus smile on a Holy Week. I feel that Jesus is saddened by these series of events that's happening to Christians. Whoever made this crazy idea anyway?
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The Holy Week marks the suffering and death of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Maunday-Thursday was the day when Jesus, as humble as he was, decided to wash the feet of his disciples. This was to show the true essence of servant leadership. And Good Friday was the day when the people that once praised him upon his entry to Jerusalem condemned him and connived to crucify him.
Today, the people that once conspired to put Jesus to death are now praying for salvation and eternal life. We may not look like it, but every single day of our life, we are still condemning Jesus and putting to waste what he has done for the greater good of mankind - death on the cross.
There was once a line that really touched my heart: How does Jesus love us? He opened his arms wide, like how he did on the cross. That's how big his love is for us.
A while ago, hundreds of devotees flocked the famous Tabor Hill of Brgy Talamban. They were there because they remembered that one time there was a man, by the name of Jesus, who died for their sins so that there will be no more sacrifices to be made. There was happiness in the atmosphere of the place. A happiness that sprung in the midst of walking under the basking sun. They probably were feeling the same sensation that Jesus went through during his suffering. But they weren't even close.
There has been a misconception that if we suffer like how Christ did, there is a chance that our sins will be forgiven. Well, what is the purpose of Christ dying for us if we do that? It irritates me how they show their suffering to thousands of observants all over the world.
Well, you see, Christ suffered like hell so that we will, in no way be in hell. He died a nasty death to show us that one suffering is enough, one death is enough to save us from the wages of sin and death. We don't need to go through the same suffering in order for us to be saved.
It has been written that it is by the grace of God that we are saved from the wages of sin and not by the good works we have done, in this case, showing off our bloody bodies.
I hope that someday, we can see Jesus smile on a Holy Week. I feel that Jesus is saddened by these series of events that's happening to Christians. Whoever made this crazy idea anyway?
View photos from my facebook account!
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