The Last Word

Abstract

"The public and private patterns of Jesus’ life are interesting in this reflection. The cross was a very public event. His suffering and the identification of sin's worst strikes were not hidden from the eyes of the world. The brokenness and sorrow, the helplessness and vulnerability of the Saviour were in full view. It was the resurrection that was unobserved, hidden, tucked away and celebrated by the community of faith in the private places of the upper room and the early morning seaside breakfast. The triumph, the overcoming victory, the conquest of death was confined to the eyes of faith. Today however, the church tends to imitate the world in publicising its victories and hiding its brokenness"