Pascal: Jesus, the model

Thursday, May 11, 2017
Meditation:
    We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by hi s knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
    —Isaiah 53:6-11 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Jesus Christ suffered and died to sanctify death and suffering; ... he has been all that was great, and all that was abject, in order to sanctify in himself all things except sin, and to be the model of every condition.
    ... Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), in a letter Pensées (Thoughts) [1660], P.F. Collier & Son, 1910, p. 338 (see the book)
    See also Isa. 53:6-11; John 13:15; 1 Cor. 11:1; 1 Tim. 1:15-16; 1 Pet. 2:21;
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You have made our own suffering and death mean something. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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