The Dragon Returns, Scene 2.

But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his Aunt and his friend...all Mary's. Can you picture their anguish, if not then look on the news at the anguish of all those Korean mothers waiting for news about their children on the sinking boat. Or the faces of parents as they wait for news from the mud slide, or airplane crash...all in the last few weeks.
There is something malicious in this season of sorrow and joy. This Friday was his day, he thought he had won. If not won, at least damage. If not damage at least strip way . Everything about this day had his claw and tail markings. Chaos; ears being cut, friends betraying, disciples running away, high priests losing their perspective, Pilate being afraid, people being vicious, mobs being chaotic.
The eye in this particular storm of rage  and destruction though is Jesus. He moves the anguish along orchestrating even in the middle of the chaos, bringing calm in the middle of the dragons fire.  Pushing it forward, minding those in his circle, taking care of lose ends, comforting and collecting himself for the last breath. The calm in this chaos is Jesus.  It echos back to all those storms he calmed on the sea of Galilee. 
The dragon returned only to play a part in the scene already written for him.
Jesus wins.

I need to write again

but where to begin...what to say...

but I need to start again...

there has been some changes

I have learned a few things since Christmas

I don't know how many of you are still out there

Does it matter if no one reads?

I need to write again...

This 13 year old captured my heart on BBC today. There she is hunting with a golden eagle as if it is the simplest thing to do. We don't know how long she rode on her horse in the cold to get to this place of joy.  This moment was captured, this moment of culminating hard and strenuous work.  It is this moment...this day...this joy. I am working hard on figuring this out...collecting these moments.  It is the thin veil between the now and the forever. I think that is what joy does...it thins the chasm between the here and now and the forever. it helps us glimpse and feel God's presence.  You find yourself smiling just looking at this young girl...you feel her joy and you know nothing about her. See, how catching it is this splash of heaven, this moment of joy?  This is as much of what Holy is.