It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming!

Pathway Points

Stepping Up for Jesus

Today is Good Friday. Oftentimes, today is a day of quiet reflection and mourning. For us, looking back through the lens of Easter, Good Friday really is good. For the disciples however, it was anything but good. For them, their beloved teacher and friend is gone. They’re in hiding, literally and figuratively, fearing for their lives and filled with shame. They’re also dealing with extreme disappointment. In their minds, Jesus was supposed to overthrow Rome and bring back the glory days of Israel. Everything was supposed to get better, not worse.

Once again, the disciples missed the point. Like us living in the “already, but not yet,” they wanted Jesus to hurry up and fix it all and make their lives paradise. Jesus, on the other hand, wanted more than just them in that paradise; he wants everyone! Oh, if only I could go back in time and tell them, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming!”

Stepping up with you in His strength!

Monica Lebsack

Creative Ministries Director

At Grace, one of my responsibilities is to publish a weekly article in our e-newsletter, GraceNotes, about discipleship. Specifically, about the various components of our Discipleship Pathway and how a person could journey along it. This is my most recent article.