A New Perspective

I was away for a 48 hour retreat recently and God showed me a new perspective, while maybe not new but a fresh perspective on the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. I had been reading John 13 and the first verse talks about how Jesus knew that His time was up. I laid down thinking about this and, I know this may sound morbid, but starting thinking about how I would feel if my own son were to die. The emotions I felt must have been like those God was feeling at this time in the life of His Son. It wasn't until I was in church Saturday that I was struck that this is the beginning of Holy week and that though Jesus died, God knew also that He would rise again. I then thought how I would rejoice knowing that even if my son were to die I would also see him again some day. As I took communion that day, it had a whole different feeling for me.