Doubt and Belief [Easter 3B]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Luke 24:36b-48 Doubt and Belief Life was simpler on Good Friday. That is not to say that it was better; it wasn't. It was just simpler. Jesus died. That was the end of the story. It was a not a good ending; it was not a happy ending, but also it was not an open ending. There was none of that uncomfortable ambiguity. All of their grand fantasies disappeared; the possibilities dried up. The dreams gave way to the starkness of the tragic final scene. No longer were they the followers the charismatic Messiah destined for his royal throne. Those romantic notions died on the cross, too. They would now grieve and then they would go back – back to their old lives and their old jobs, back to their old destinies. And Jesus and his promise and his cross would fade into memory – just a small chapter in a long-life – like the college years, or that summer you followed ar...