I imagine Jesus looking at his son dying on the cross. I imagine he hated what he saw, the suffering, the mistreatment by humanity, the insults, all that came against his loving son. He must have hated that scene. His heart had to break with compassion and care for his Son. At the same time his heart was breaking out of love and care for the church. "Hatred and love flowing mingled down". As God helps us to see grace in his face regardless of anything so we desire to see all people with grace and from grace. Even though he hated the moment he loved through the heartache to heal all the heart ache of earth. When broken hearts meet there is automatic and abundant healing.
Jesus felt alone (Psalm 22:1) but he was never really alone (V.24).
Grief and grace intersect on calvary as the grief in the heart of God and the grace in the heart of God come together in the "breaking of the burden of a broken heart".
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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