Palm Sunday and Holy Week 2020
A Reflection Shared on Facebook
Jenna Sullivan
My heart is still hurting for so many whose jobs and lives have been tragically affected by this nasty, nasty virus. The theologian in me is quick to make eschatological meaning in all this but the pastor in me is just heartbroken. We are in the wilderness folks. And it seems it will last longer than 40 days.
I am not ready to rush to the resurrection. This is a tragic cross that our world is bearing and while I deeply believe good fruit will come from it one beautiful day, for now, it is just tragedy.
So, may we linger– in the holy darkness. In the waiting. May we stare down the Terror in our lives with a relentless belief in the solidarity and love of Christ, who faced so much terror and uncertainty, and physical pain.
May our collective suffering remind us how fragile and interconnected we are. Even our sneezes change the course of history. It’s tragic and scary and hard. And God is still in it.
Prayers and deep, deep solidarity with each of you.
Jenna Sullivan
Magnolia Road Church, Jonesboro, AK
