Read: John 11:1-12:11
In late 1992, having been through a miscarriage, I was thrilled and terrified
to find myself pregnant again. Complications began early, and my
doctor told me I had likely lost the baby, “but come in for one last ultrasound,
anyway, so we’ll know what to do next”. Two doctors and a technician
were in the room with me for that ultrasound. For agonizing minutes
they looked and listened for signs of life. “I’m so sorry,” they told me,
shaking their heads and looking away. Then, as the technician made one
last sweep, static appeared on the monitor… and then a low, rapid sound:
“ker-thump, ker-thump”. There was not a dry eye to be found, as we all
listened to the steady, blessed beat of my son’s heart. Living proof? Without
question. Our faith, in this season of Lent, is about finding hope,
when evidence points only to despair; about following a path through
darkness to light we cannot imagine; about living through sorrow and
reaching for joy. In our moments of deepest sadness, our Savior is with us,
steady and blessed, cradling us with his body, longing to make us whole.
Prayer:
Too often, Blessed Lord, we give up and give in to darkness, to despair, and
to sorrow. Help us to be still and silent in those uncomfortable and painful places in
this season. Open our tear-filled eyes to find you there with us, for us. Cradle us with
your body and make us whole. Amen. ~Lynette Johnson
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