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Head Hung Low

Posted on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 by Pam

For Christmas, my family gave me an art print that absolutely stunned me. It is Jesus hung on a dark cross with His head hung low, signifying His death. All artwork/depictions of Jesus are from the artist’s imagination. Someday we will see Him face to face. Today I saw another depiction of the true story of Jesus from behind on the cross. He is asking John to take care of His Mama. I can cry when I think about how she must have felt. What did she expect from her miraculous Son at age 33? Not this. I don’t mean to be fussy but Jesus had been beaten and had a crown of thorns. How could He hold His head upright? That is why I love my picture. I wish I remembered the artist but the print number is PXL-3293702. Jesus is nailed to a cross and, unless there was a rope around His neck, His arms were pierced and attached to the cross. The angels were not holding Him up as He carried the weight of billions and trillions of sins committed that offended God. Matthew 28:6, almost sounds like a correction. The angel says, “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying”. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the grave at dawn. ‘Just as He said’ is a teaching moment that everything Jesus said was true – even this miracle. The angel also watched as the two women departed quickly, with ‘fear and great joy’. I like that the fear is singular but the joy is great. Thomas wanted more proof and we do too when that longing prayer is not answered when and how we see it. The next time we see Jesus He will not be hanging His head low. He still has all authority in heaven and on earth and His return will be final and triumphant. Believe it!

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Pam writes so that must make her a writer. Recently retired, she can now fill days with family, friends, missions, writing, creating, and showing up for whomever needs her. Pam loves the Lord and people. The Bible is God’s love letter to us (and who does not need more love) so she studies and writes some more.

Pam lives in the Pacific Northwest but was home-grown in Southern California. She attended San Jose Bible College and finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at UCLA. She became a teacher, then a Research and Development Chemist, then she built two successful real estate businesses in two states. Pam also pursued study at Fuller Theological Seminary and just completed six months serving in missions abroad.

Pam has two amazing children, married to two precious in-laws, and five sweet grandchildren. Pam is a gifted connector and communicator and the Northwest has the perfect climate for staying inside and writing – or baking! She has been writing since a wee one and is currently converting many years of blogging, by topic, into ten books. The first is a collection from 2011 titled, Beautiful Enough. The second is a yearly day-timer titled, Weekly Planner - Lessons in Life, Glory, and Grace. Number three is in progress with the working title, Christmas Today.

Ten facts about Pam in no particular order:

  1. On the team that developed an insulation for the Alaskan oil pipeline.
  2. Loves looking at homes, decorating, and has flipped five homes.
  3. Likes being tall.
  4. Films have helped define her vocabulary.
  5. Comes from Colorado tenement farmers with history traced to Wales.
  6. Was lost but now is found.
  7. Baking makes her happy – as does eating sweets with coffee, of course.
  8. She thinks mission work is the most important work in the world.
  9. The church started in Rome so she is learning Italian.
  10. Pam is a work in progress!

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime - until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” Isaiah 46:4

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