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The women at the cross. Have you ever thought in regards to them?

Why not drift into a comfortable - and meditative - position

on a coach or in a chair and read verses 40 and 41 in Mark,

chapter 15?

When I read those words, one of my introductory thoughts was

"Gutsy!" I would not have wanted to watch.

Some folks that day watched because they were cruel and

insensitive people.

Not these women. They were there because they cared.

They did not know the answer to his cry, "My God, my God,

why have you forsaken me?"

* They were "just there." There...

Watching.

Caring.

Grieving.

And probably marveling "Why?" along with Jesus.

Another thought I had as I reflected on this passage was

this: it is good to spend time "being there" with these

women.

It is an ugly scene. Brutality. Hatred. Sounds of

suffering.

Death.

Yet, in the midst of the horror, hatred and remorseless cruelty there is

a great deal of beauty.

It is the beauty of God's love. God's love for me.

And the love of these women for Jesus.

Yes, it is hard - but good - to spend time there and "watch"

with this caring group of women.

It is good to stop and reflect.

I WONDER WHAT THEY WOULD SAY TO ME?

While meditating on the entire scene, I wrote down the

following question:

"I wonder what they would say to me now as I sit in my

office and reflect on this?

What would Mary Magdalene say? And Mary, the mother of

Jesus - what would she tell me?"

The following is what I wrote down in answer to the question

I posed. I imagined that these women - the women at the

scene of the cross - would say something like this to me:

"Lee...

You can't imagine the agony. You just can't imagine. We

could hardly look.

Unbelievable. It was too awful for words. We felt so

helpless and hopeless.

But, we are on 'this side' of the cross now.

Like you.

And we say to you: 'Spend numerous time here, Lee.' Don't

breeze past these few short lines in your Bible.

He suffered for a purpose. Never let your heart stray too

far from that one great truth.

You see, we heard him.

We heard him cry "Why?" We likewise heard him ask the Father to

forgive those in front of him.

Take strength in his love.

Take strength in the Father's love.

To be sure, you will have to grant the pain of those moments to

bring pain to your heart.

But be quick to pray to him and ask him to guide you through

the routine of seeing him there.

Then, ask him to give you a deep, abiding sense of his being

with you here...

In your world.

In your heart.

On this side of the cross.

And pray for your world, Lee. Don't forget that. Let our

Savior's intense feelings of suffering be your motivation to pray for people.

People like us.

We necessitated him - more than we realized at the moment.

More than a person we loved. More than the one we called

"the Messiah."

We necessitated him as our Savior.

Just like the world does.

The people of the world need him, Lee.

Where you were raised.

The city where you received your education.

Where you were in Viet Nam.

They *all* need him.

Think when it comes to that - and hug him. Embrace him with all

your heart.

Believe us. You will never regret that.

You see, Lee, we're with him now. We see him in a much

different light. We cannot even start out to describe him to

you as we see him now.

But you will know - someday.

You will know.

So hold on. Come here oftentimes to take a look.

But likewise look beyond the intense feelings of suffering of the cross, his death, and

his burial. Be sure you see something else we saw: the

empty tomb.

We'll look forward to 'seeing' you there with us.

Standing in awe.

Worshipping.

And growing to love him more there before the empty

grave.

May our wonderful, living Savior bless your day, brother.

Saved by his love,

The women at the cross."

YOUR TURN...

May I give hope or courage to you to read Mark 15 and 16 -- stopping long

enough at the cross to think in regards to what happened on that sad

day? But, please don't stay there. Move on from the cross

to the resurrection.

And your reflections are...? Maybe a few key words?

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Yours for a day filled with hope in Jesus,

Lee

(John 15:16)

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