Joseph of Arimathea was a member of the Sanhedrin council. For political reasons he had to keep his loyalty to Jesus hidden. So why did he risk his position to approach Pilate? Only love could have made him do it. All he cared about was honoring Jesus in his burial.
Too late to speak.
Too late to stop them.
Lord, I tried to work quietly behind the scenes.
But I was only protecting myself.
For what?
Without you, nothing I have matters.
This world is dead to me.
These positions a joke.
I know I could not save you anyway,
There were too many of them,
But I ache to have tried harder.
No more hiding!
I will get you off that cross.
Gently, with dignity that befits a king.
I will save your body from the dogs and the gawkers.
You shall have my burial place.
I will tend your tattered form
With all my love and care,
With all the power at my disposal.
Too late, I know, to save you
But not too late to let them know
I am yours, and I will love you forever.
Joseph of Arimathea Video
April 5, 2020
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April 19, 2020 • Rev. Dr. Gerrit Dawson
There’s no going back. Jesus is risen. Death is defeated. One man has shown himself to be Lord of life and death, Lord of all the cosmos. Once you know that, you can’t return to the old game of living just for yourself. You can’t think again that the point of your life is about being the you you dreamed up for yourself. It’s about shaping your life to love Jesus by knowing him for who he is and then loving his little ones in his name.