The triduum and the whole universe

The biggest liturgy (order for worship) of the year started Thursday and continues until we celebrate Jesus' Resurrection. In these multiple services we remember: Jesus gave us communion that we could take him into us and be sustained by him in the world; Jesus cleansed us from sin and urges us to likewise wash other's feet; Jesus died for us; Jesus went to hell for us; and Jesus defeated death and conquered the grave when he rose from the dead on the third day.

But, in our personalized version of Christianity we often forget that the 'us' Jesus died for is not just me or my friends or even all the people in the world.

John 3:16 NASB notes "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."

God loved the world (the Greek refers to much larger than our planet) and put people in a place where everything was subject to the consequences of human decision. God gave his only begotton Son so that by believing in Him: We won't perish; We'll live forever; We'll be a family of God's children; We're heirs of God who share his suffering and glory; and the universe is waiting for us.

Romans 8:19-21 continues "The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it in hope that hte creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God."

A couple of big questions as we await Jesus' resurrection:
What do you do to remember you live for more than yourself?
How does your life give hope to the world, even the universe?