People love theology,

and we could talk about theology all night,

but nobody cares.

Nobody cares about the theology of the resurrection.

Nobody cares about the substitutionary atonement.

Nobody cares about all the meaning

and layers

in this Passover Vigil.

Because,

at the end of the day,

we are all like Mary

at the tomb.

We weep.

We are alone.

We are disappointed and lost.

And we hear a familiar voice behind us.

"Woman, why are you weeping?"

And Jesus

shows us his hands and his feet

and his side

and says,

See.

I did all this for love.

Christ (rhymes with "wrist") John Otto leads a community of artists and creative people called Belonging House. Each week we gather as a community for Beth Charashim: the House of Artisans. For more information about Belonging House Media, go to our website, https://Belonging.house. Christ John Otto writes on Substack. Get his Friday email here: https://christjohnotto.substack.com Our community connects on MightyNetworks here: https://belonging-house.mn.co If this teaching is helpful, please help keep it going by buying a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto