“Rejected stones”!
“House of Cards,” a
political drama that is produced by Netflix, features Francis Underwood as the
President of the United States of America.
Francis is always the winner and can
never accept rejection, betrayal, humiliation or defeat.
He is truly a power hungry
and ruthless politician who would accept the Old Testament God of Power and
Might so he claims but ‘does not buy’ Jesus’ call of love and sacrifice.
For
him Jesus is too weak and a symbol of defeat and rejection.
So Francis
disgustingly spits on Jesus crucified.
We see the utter of rejection of Joseph
by his greedy, jealous and angry brothers as well as the rejection of the son
of the vineyard owner by the hired farm hands who are equally greedy.
The
rejected ‘dreamer’ Joseph would eventually become the savior of his family
during the time of famine.
The ‘rejected son’ Jesus would rise from the death
to redeem Israel and the whole humanity.
So Jesus confidently quotes psalm 118
“ the stone rejected by the builders has become corner stone.”
The Way of the
Gospels, the Scripture is full of stories of people rejected, abandoned, and
forsaken by all and yet we see God siding with these very people.
God meets
them where they are and do not leave them there but draws them to a higher
place.
He does not leave them in the pit but throws his hands to pull us out of
the miserable ‘pit’ we are in.
Joseph’s as well as Jesus’ story is one of
apparent defeat but actually a story of hope, triumph and salvation.
Do we buy
that story and take it to heart?
In moments of defeat and humiliation that is
commonly never acceptable by our culture, can we learn to hold on for there is
indeed a ‘crown awaiting us’ and live with steadfast faith and hope in the One
who accepts and loves us all?
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