Selfless love leads to the fullness of life.

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Psalm 31:6

Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, LORD, God of truth.

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On this Good Friday, we remember Jesus being crucified.

He was put to death in that culture’s most cruel and humiliating manner as though he had committed a vicious crime.

In fact, he had only confronted the religious and governmental powers with their injustices to the poor and oppressed.

He offered no resistance or violence in return for their violence to him.

Jesus showed us the face of unconditional love and truth when confronted by fear, hate and lies.

He showed us what love poured out looks like.

And then came the ultimate act of unconditional love ever:

“Father, forgive them, they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).

Jesus turned over his spirit to God in the blind faith that somehow his life would not end in death.

What had appeared to be a very bad Friday was in fact a very good one.

Thanks to his act we also know that our lives will not end in death.

We can have confidence that all our struggles, including the one we are in now with the COVID-19 pandemic, will not end in death but in new life!

This is what redeems us.

In our self-emptying we are filled with the life of God.

Our false selves fall away and our true selves rise.

May it happen now…and now…and now – right into eternity.

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Remember: God loves you!