Rich Wounds

How essential is it that we see Jesus weeping and angry being “deeply moved?” What does this say about his love? Isn’t it interesting that knowing Jesus wept doesn’t make him less powerful, but instead more so?  What happens to us when we suppress emotions? What value is given to our emotions when we see Jesus feeling? 

"He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion." What are we being told when we can’t sleep for worry or restlessness? Or when we fear to sleep? 

"My Father is working until now, and I am working." Have you ever thought much about how hard Jesus had to work as a carpenter, a tradesman in construction?  Why do you think Jesus lived in such obscurity for 30 years?  How could Jesus be so unhurried in his life and ministry amidst so much human need? 

"For this purpose, I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name." We love to glorify people we love or admire: actors, athletes, writers, scientists. We don’t mind glorifying someone when it comes from such affection.   But do we fear if we glorify God, it will diminish us? As if when there’s more of God, there’s less of us? Is that true?  What does it mean to glorify God? 

"He went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God." Why were his times apart for prayer so necessary to the work of Jesus?  

Join Scott Graham, Lauren Honea and Gerrit Dawson for these 10 to 12-minute roundtable discussions of "Rich Wounds: The Countless Treasures of the Life, Death and Triumph of Jesus" by our friend David Mathis. It contains 30 pithy reflections on the person and work of Christ.