March 9, 2023

What is unresolved in your life? How does that feel? Unresolved issues are more difficult for some personality types than others, but no one loves tangled knots. Mystery writer P.D. James once said that during times of stress and crisis, more people read murder mysteries. The reason is fairly obvious - there is always a resolution at the end.

The cross of Christ both is and isn’t a resolution. In this life, it will not solve life’s fractured and disassociated parts. On the other hand, all those fractured and disassociated parts meld together in his hands, feet, and side.

“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”  (Colossians 2:13-15)

“We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (The Great Litany – BCP)