Silence Between a Young Man and His Father
A review from the Gospel of Luke
God the
Father put a star in the sky for the wise men to follow and an angel* for the
shepherds. *(Angels also spoke to Mary about her pregnancy. They spoke to Joseph and said it was all right
to take Mary as his wife. Angels spoke
to Joseph about the escape to Egypt as well as the family’s return to Nazareth. Much later and angel told Mary and Mary
Magdalen, “He is Risen!”)
God spoke at
His Son’s Baptism and at the Son’s Transfiguration. The Son was silent at the River Jordan
(although He must have smiled when His dad said, “I LOVE my Son!”). When His dad proudly burst forth to Jesus’
friends at the Transfiguration, Jesus told his friends to keep quiet about what
they saw.
Jesus at the
agony said, “My Father, if it’s possible take this cup.” His Father said and did nothing ( altho Luke says and angel came to
strengthen Jesus. Lk 22:43) He was also silent at the
Crucifixion.
After 3
hours on the cross Jesus asked his dad why he abandoned him.
The response
from heaven was profound silence.
I believe
that God the Father couldn’t have done any more for me than when he remained
silent as his son Jesus cried out, “God,
why have you abandoned me?” Would any parent
remain silent and allow his only son to suffer and die as an innocent at the hands
of others?
Those
watching said, “If he is the Son of God then let God rescue him” and “Lets see
what happens.” This is what
happened. The Father was silent and
Jesus died.
It is
finished.
For my
redemption, that’s when it began.
