God is not only the God of the sufferers but the God who suffers. The pain and fallenness of humanity have entered into His heart. Through the prism of my tears I have seen a suffering God.
It is said of God that no one can behold His face and live. I always thought this meant that no one could see His splendor and live. A friend said perhaps it meant that no one could see His sorrow and live. Or perhaps His sorrow is splendor.
And great mystery: to redeem our brokenness and lovelessness, the God who suffers with us did not strike some mighty blow of power but sent His beloved Son to suffer like us, through His suffering to redeem us from suffering and evil.
Instead of explaining our suffering God shares it.
Order of Worship, March 31 2013
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