It’s the Ho-Ho-liest Week of the Year

So it’s Holy Week.

And I find myself, at the end of Lent, needing to start over again.

Do you ever find that? Do you ever find at the end of something big and grand and wonderful that, when you look back, you have, perhaps, missed the mark?

And you know what?

That’s OK. That’s what Holy Week is about. Even if our Lent hasn’t gone so well (and maybe I set myself up for failure with my too-much-crammed-in attitude), we have Holy Week.

This week, we stop. Bam. We reflect on just what’s coming. We have to cross Calvary to get to the empty tomb. The Cross is the path, for each of us. We walk hand-in-hand with our Savior this week, as he faces his death.

We know the rest of the story. We know he rises.

But he rises through the pain. He first suffered his Passion and death.

So as you journey toward Easter, however you find yourself looking back over Lent, grab Jesus’ hand. Walk with him this week. Let go of what’s holding you back, and embrace the Cross.

And then, on Sunday, celebrate with him!