The painting The Three Marys at the Tomb
by Nikolai Haberschrack 15th century
Wikipedia
Some women were watching from a distance, Among them were Mary Magdalene,
Mary the mother of Janes the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. Mark 15:40(NIV)
I still have a lot of questions. It’s not just about the triumph of life over death, it is about the deep problem of evil in the world. What do survivors do wherever they are?
An answer for me to these theological questions happened on “Good Friday” in the Eastern Orthodox calendar(4/22/2022). It was the holy experience of listening to the reports of Covid and maternal mortality from the “frontline”. I was a witness to the healing in the lives of the residents and staff in the “locked room” of HIPPA. My message to them was this needs to be shared. That won’t be easy!
Thanks be to a God who shows up in places that continue to surprise us. We need to be there as individuals and as the Church.
Peace,
Marvin
References
Washington Post: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/24/russia-ukraine-orthodox-church/
Hage, M. L. (2019). Suffering Revisited.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2019/10/suffering-revisited.html
Hage, M. L. (2022). “Holy Covid”.
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