Spirituality For Life - The Paschal Mystery

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SUFFERING AND THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

In the following table, suffering is linked with the Paschal Mystery.

The Paschal mystery includes the series of final events in the life of Jesus: (1) death, (2) time in the tomb, (3) resurrection, (4) ascension, and (5) Pentecost. Through the lens of the Paschal mystery, we can better accept the reality of our lives – and how to deal with personal suffering.

	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	40 Days After	50 Days After
Event	Death	Time in tomb	Resurrection	Ascension	Pentecost
Theme	Death	Waiting	Hope	Letting go	Newness of life
Task	Engage: Name what is lost	Sit: Sit with the loss – accept the situation and circumstances	Entertain: Catch glimpses of possibility within the loss	Let go: Let go of what has passed away	Receive: Receive the new Spirit offered by grace
Reflections	List relevant losses, failures, hurts, pain, sin, and shortcomings.	Embrace, accept, and befriend the situation and circumstances.	Recognize God’s presence and forgiveness through it all, as well as be accepting of oneself.	Accept and embrace God’s forgiveness – and go on to forgive all others.	Move into newness of living through life in the Spirit; forget the past – all things are now new.
Metaphor (Butterfly)	Caterpillar “dies”	Pupa stage – caterpillar is in a cocoon	Butterfly begins to break out from the pupa	Butterfly sits and stretches its wings	Butterfly flies off into the sky.

Source: Original idea by John Chalmers. Adapted by Alexander and Eva Peck.

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