Holy Week or Wholly Jesus?

Sometimes they call it "Holy Week" and it is filled with services that range from the waving of palm branches to putting out the lights to stripping the sanctuary to the stations of the cross to an all night vigil and services on Easter at sunrise and later in the morning. And the secular world chimes in with Easter egg hunts, and parades, and everyone in brand new outfits to look good in. And somewhere, midst all that clutter of activity is a lone man, abandoned to die by most of his friends, nailed to a cross with a couple of criminals.

His name is Jesus, and I hope that we don't lose sight of him in the crowd of Easter time. If we concentrate on what really happened and what came before it and after it, and has yet to happen, we can turn this week into one where we can become "wholly" Jesus adopted brother or sister. Easter Sunday is a high time when a lot of parttime Christians come out of hiding and pay their respects to Jesus and then go back into hiding for another year. The Sunday after Easter is often called "Low Sunday" because the attendance is the lowest for the year. Not a very good sign that Jesus made a real impression on the lives of those who were in church the week before.

My challenge to all of you is to disprove that history. On Easter Sunday, come and become "wholly" Jesus follower. Turn your entire life over to his grace and bask in the glow that comes from his presence with you from that day on.