Turning to the Cross, from darkness to light

Dear Friends in the Parish of All Saints, S. Grenville,

In the 27th Chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew we stand beneath the Cross. There is darkness at noon. The earth trembles as creation acknowledges the death of its Creator, the Christ. Here our Lord enters the fulness of humankind, taking upon himself the weight of human suffering and sorrow to reveal to our hardened hearts God’s love for us. His cry, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” is not the end of hope, but the depth of love poured out for the world.

At the moment of his death the curtain of the Temple at Jerusalem is torn in two. The way into God’s presence is opened. What was once distant is now near; what was barred is now given freely through Christ. Even the Roman centurion confesses, “Truly this was the Son of God.” Grace is revealed in the crucified one.

As we keep this Holy Week and The Sunday of Resurrection, let us not turn away from the Cross, but behold in it the mercy of God. From this place of death springs the promise of new life when Christ is Risen from the Dead.

Please join us for Palm Sunday and Holy Week as we worship and visit again in Word and Sacrament the great mysteries of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Please see our services for Holy Week on our "Services" page.

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From Christ’s death springs the promise of new life. May we walk in that promise, trusting that no darkness can overcome the light of Christ. May the Lord grant us courage to love, forgive, and serve, until creation is made new

in Him.

Rev’d Jon F. Lavelle