Good Friday & Easter Homilies
Good Friday 2016 “Well, I don’t know why I came here tonight, I got a feelin something ain’t right…, Clowns to the left of me — jokers to the right — Here I am — stuck in the middle with you…” Steelers Wheel — from the movie Reservoir Dogs — captures the mood of our service this evening. Being stuck in the middle is not a comfortable place to be, just think of getting the middle seat on an overbooked airplane. Or think of being at a stand still, idling on I-5. We are often stuck in the middle, between yesterday and tomorrow, between yes and no, between going forward or retreating. The words of this song aptly describe the position of Jesus at this moment; stuck between two thieves, stuck between a jeering mob and people who love Him, stuck between earth and heaven. What to do? There were many moments in the Passion Story where Jesus might have opted out to change the ending of the story, but He didn’t. Jesus believed in His mission, maintained ...
