St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, Epc

This is the first Sunday of Lent, the season of wounded joy. This is the season where we think about the work of Jesus and what passion and death really mean. If you are new to our church we have two particular seasons of the church that focus on two aspects of Jesus life. In Advent we think about who Jesus is - the Incarnation. In Lent we think about what he did - his death, burial, and resurrection. So, here we are thinking in a focused way about Jesus and his work on the cross. That is so huge, how do you get your head about? What categories do you use? How can we think about it in a way that makes sense? I mean, Charles Williams, a good friend of C. S. Lewis, says this, “In Christianity, the cross is the center and there is no circumfrance.” That is true. Here at St. Patrick we alway talk about the cross, it is our glory, because on it Jesus took our shame.So I move to the previous question, “How can we talk about the cross in a way that does justice to the subject matter?” I'm glad you asked. People far