Just a Minute: Walking through suffering
As we approach Palm Sunday and enter Holy Week, we follow a path that moves from celebration into suffering. The same voices that welcomed Jesus would soon fall silent as He walked the road to the cross.
In today’s world—marked by instability, conflict, and the quiet struggles within our own families—this journey speaks with striking relevance. The Greek word πάθος (pathos) means suffering, yet also conveys depth of experience, something that shapes and transforms a person from within.
Here in Bexhill, many carry unseen burdens. Holy Week reminds us that Christ did not avoid suffering but entered fully into it. His pathos was not without purpose; it reveals that even in our most difficult moments, there can be meaning, endurance, and the possibility of transformation.