The first thing Jesus does when he’s raised from the dead, is find his friends behind locked doors in fear and offer “Peace.” Peace, not the absence of hardship, but the presence of liberation. He shows his wounds to his friends. What a defiant act. He bears no shame because of his wounds. He’s liberated, so his wounds are a part of who he is, not all of who he is. And then just like Harriett Tubman, the liberated Jesus shares the coordinates to freedom with his friends. “As I have been sent, I now send you.” Peace isn’t relaxing on a chaise lounge safe from the world’s bite; peace is the presence of purpose. Peace is being liberated from purposelessness. Peace is partnership with Spirit. Fear, wounds and a lack of purpose each can capture and kill, but Jesus comes with his way, truth and life to make us free.
For People with Bishop Rob Wright
The podcast expands on Bishop’s For Faith devotional, drawing inspiration from the life of Jesus to answer 21st-century questions.