I heard it clearly. “Slow down.” The words came from deep inside. Always hated the Summer, possibly because it was bomb building sites, little food, torn clothes, and fights with kids from other locality's. Holidays, we just get on our bikes away .Always reading Victor Canning, watching Elvis repeats movies, playing long toy soldier war games. I had a few friends, loads of brothers and cousins nearby. we met up or see intermittently during Summer, but really it was being on my own that treasured.
Suppose `Aunty Margret`, God rest her soul, came to me as young child maybe 9 to explain Bible passages giving her trouble. but tried to explain stuff. When Uncle burry died, l told dad when he informed myself, "Already knew about issue". School was always asked to lead in what was divinity lessons. Then Uncle David died suddenly these and more deaths in a short time always without any commitment reached for the Bible, developing faith in most difficult periods.
Easter, Yes Easter was a special place. Special time, Special touch me in my heart place. Then heard it clearly. “Slow down.” The words came from deep outside of my understanding.
As l grew was often working voluntary putting on drama and shows getting into a ministry before knew had discovered one, had vocation sense of calling before understood what vocation was . Heard it clearly. “Slow down.” The words came from deep AROUND MYSELF.
2025 We need to slow down, breathe deep reflect relax think deeper into Easter events. This story tells us Jesus is tonight betrayed. Into his killers from established Church further the acting Government.
Friends who he had spent several summers with when perhaps he would rather be alone. They betray him, hand him over, deny they knew him. Go into hiding, fear grips them and holds them.
“Slow down.” The words coming to you from deep within. Slow down and reflect.
So let us pray use Bills word below.
Bill Braviner
as your disciples, that we may learn again your lesson that greatness lies not in power and position, but in giving and grace, not in serving ourselves, but in kneeling to wash feet, in following your commandment to love one another as you love us.
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