"And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom."(Mark 15:38)
One of the first ecumenical Good Friday services that I participated in here in Wenonah, I preached on the tearing of the temple curtain. I pointed out the significance of that tearing. How in Jesus' death we were given access to God. There was nothing to keep us away. And yet how tragic it was that many in the body of Christ would seek to repair that curtain and block others from God's presence again.
I wonder what obstacles to the God's presence in our lives still exist.? What walls of separation need to be torn down? Or are we now at time when God is like an option on the game show Let's make a Deal, where you can choose to find out what's behind curtain number 1.
Curtains can of course give color and decoration to a room. But they can also shut out the light.
The opening of a curtain signifies the beginning of a show. Can we by peeking behind the various curtains start to notice God's activity in our lives and in our world.
Blessings,
Ed
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