The Snowball Effect

I'm sitting in my office, having just finished my sermon for Maundy Thursday (it's that day, after all!). I keep discovering more and more things that need to be done this week. Having served as a staff person or associate pastor for almost all of my ministry, this is the first Holy Week I'm experiencing on my own. Let me tell you, there's a lot to be done. I'm sad, but also grateful, that we're not having a Good Friday service. It is a mixed blessing.

I have discovered, as I've journeyed this Holy Week, that it has a snowball effect. Each day moves faster and faster, with more to do. It's like the snowball that begins to roll down the mountain, and as it goes, it gains speed, momentum, and size. Suddenly, before you know it, it's overtaken you, and there's nothing you can do about it!

As I've prayed through this week, I think Holy Week had a snowball effect for Jesus. He had so much to accomplish, so much to teach, and the desire to do it all before the events of Holy Thursday and Good Friday kept him moving forward. Jesus wouldn't let anything stand in the way of him fulfilling God's mission for him.

If Christians could just be so bold as to live through the snowball effect - to gain that momentum, size, and speed as we hurtle toward the goal of Jesus Christ. If we could just be that clear about God's mission for us - there would be no stopping us! May you hurtle toward the cross this Holy Week!