As I sit here on Holy Saturday about an hour before Easter vigil, I am contemplating what Holy Week has brought to me this year. On Holy Thursday the Father removed the Host from the church. As he did so I felt life leave the church. After spending time with Jesus during the Adoration that night the Host was removed to its place of rest.
Since that point I have not felt anything spiritually speaking. I attended the procession of silence on Good Friday and have been contemplating the crucifixion for the last 2 days but have felt nothing but loss and sorrow. Today I realized why. God is dead and I killed Him.
Roughly 2000 years ago the disciples of Jesus felt the same. Their Rabbi and leader, the one they believed to be the Messiah was dead. In the history we have there was no doubt that Jesus was dead. The movement was over. All was lost.
But it was not only the disciples who despaired. According to the scriptures all creation sorrowed. Why? Because God was dead. The center of the universe, its creator was dead. The great work of creation seemed to have come to naught. Even the Jews mourned. The veil to the Holy of Holies was ripped asunder showing the emptiness of the temple. God was dead, life was gone from the world.
As we live during this time in our modern world, we need to realize that the same is true now. God is dead. He is not present in the church, or priesthood. He is in the tomb, and we put Him there. Thank God we have the hope of Easter and the Resurrection!
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