Sometimes the truth eludes us because we cannot apprehend it. Sometimes the truth evades us due to timing or misunderstanding. Sometimes the truth is there all along, but we do not want to accept it.
Denial, have you ever been there? At one moment you are so certain, and then the next a whole new reality has broken through. Denial is like a personal camouflage for our hearts. Those things too painful to see can at times become invisible.
The crucifixion played a role in destroying the denial of Jesus' disciples. It really was that bad. Jesus really did die. Their hopes had been dashed. They did not imagine a suffering savior; they awaited a militant, prophetic, priestly king.
With hopes crushed, and denial destroyed, resurrection brought reality into focus. Clarity can do the same for us today.
"Open my eyes that I may see . . . "
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