A fragile lamb.

this is taken from the daily bread.dated march 19 2008.
read: 1 Cor. 11:23-26
He was wounded for our transgression, He was bruised for our iniquities.-Isiah 53:5

After the Easter eggs were located and the Easter baskets had been opened, Uncle Jay felt compelled to find out whether the white chocolate a lamb was hollow or solid. Without thinking of the potential consequences, he squeezed the lamb. Suddenly Jay's whole body stiffened as if he'd ingested some paralyzing poison. Finally his eyes moved to see if anyone had witnessed the deed. His thumb however, remained stuck in the side of the lamb.

We waited for the reaction. A wail. A howl. A cry of anguish over the crushed chocolate candy.As the adults in the room scrambled for words that would soothe the sorrow of 3-year-old Kenna, he calmly spoke words that soothed us." That's okay, Uncle Jay. The lamb would have been broken when i ate him anyway."

While we adults tried to make sacred memories out of Easter traditions, a 3 year old made a sacred moment for us. She reminded us that Easter is about the perfect lamb of God , broken so that we can be whole, Her youthful wisdom reminds me of the words we recall at communion: "This is My body which is broken for you." May we taste and see that the live He offers is sweeter than anything we concoct for oursleves.-Julie Ackerman Link.

see, from His head, His hands and His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did ever suich love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?- watts

nothing speaks more clearly of God's love than the cross.