Nurses witness a lot of suffering. When we struggle to make sense out of the rawness of pain, we remember that Jesus willingly stepped into the quagmire of human suffering for a reason:
“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 5:7-10, NIV).
“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:14-16, NIV).
Approaching Easter, we joyfully remember those first witnesses at the empty tomb of Jesus who said, “He is risen!” He is risen indeed!
This post originally appeared on the NCF blog in 2013.
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