Holy Week

Holy Week

 This is the most unusual Holy Week in my memory, and I bet most of you feel the same way. But I have been thinking lately about other times in history when it has seemed like the whole world - or at least North America - was shaken up. I have thought about the Dust Bowl/Great Depression, the Civil War, World War II, the Irish potato famine, epidemics that devastated worldwide populations, and Biblically speaking, droughts, plagues, the tower of Babel, political upheavals, and, of course, the Great Flood. It would seem that almost every generation has an event or time that is unprecedented. 

Not that that seems to make anything better! 

11" x 14"
Painted with the finest quality heavy-body acrylic paint on acid-free, heavy weight Fabriano watercolor paper
Ready to frame

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The first "Holy Week", the week leading up to Easter, was the biggest upheaval in history, and in fact, it changed history. I really wonder whether people living in that day knew how significant it was. I would guess most did not. But Jesus knew. And eventually, His followers knew, and so did His enemies! Easter has always been my favorite holiday, and this year, when everything seems to be confused and upset, Easter seems more poignant and momentous than ever. 

In this painting, I can see the climb to Jerusalem, the cleansing of the Temple, the Triumphal Entry, and also the cross of Golgotha. I am reminded of the beauty of the Church, both the buildings (stained glass windows, arches, etc.) and the people of GOD outside the church building. The green signifies life and growth, and the red, sacrifice and blood. 

Will this pandemic change the course of history? Probably it will, at least from our human perspective. I am sure the ramifications of a world wide illness and shut down are only beginning to be seen. (And, by the way, this may not be a bad thing...)  But it will be nothing compared to the eternal change made by the death and resurrection of Jesus! I am so grateful!

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NASB) He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.