Passion Sunday
The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. Isaiah 50:7
Many people live with the unconscious or conscious expectation that eventually things will get better; wars, hunger, poverty, oppression and exploitation will vanish; and all people will live in harmony. Their lives and work are motivated by that expectation. When this does not happen in their lifetimes, they are often disillusioned and experience themselves as failures.But Jesus doesn't support such an optimistic outlook. He foresees not only the destruction of his beloved city, Jerusalem, but also a world full of cruelty, violence and conflict. For Jesus there is no happy ending in this world. The challenge of Jesus is not to solve all the world's problems before the end of time but to remain faithful at all cost.
Are your expectations grounded in Christian faith?
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