At a Glance
Theme:
Christ's Passion
Faculty Speaker:
Rev. Dr. Edgardo Colón-Emeric, assistant research professor of theology and Hispanic studies and director of the Hispanic Studies Program
Lectionary Texts:
Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18-19
A DYA student paints a mask during an Arts Village workshop |
DYA students and staff lead the procession during evening worship |
Reflections on the Lecture
Today, we continued our exploration of Christology with Dr. Colón-Emeric, who spoke to us about the passion of Christ. The lecture consisted of two parts: a theological exploration of the passion of Christ and how we as Christians participate in it.
Dr. Colón-Emeric first discussed the scriptural significance of Christ’s passion, explaining how Christ suffered “in accordance with the scriptures.” He discussed the passion as the symbol of the “new Exodus,” with Christ as the slaughtered lamb. This led into the question of how we understand Christ’s suffering. What does it mean to say that God suffers? We explored the notion that there are two wills in Christ but one person, and that all suffering is on the part of the human rather than the divine.
So how do we relate to Christ’s passion? We contemplate Christ, we imitate Christ with our lives and we participate in Christ through the sacraments. Finally, we were left with this question: How do the sufferings of Christ help us respond to the sufferings of the world?
Quotable Quotes
“The cross is a trinitarian drama with a large cast … God is its author, the Holy Spirit is its director and Christ is its protagonist.”
—Dr. Edgardo Colón-Emeric during plenary
“Who is responsible for Christ’s death? Is it the Jews? Is it Pilate? No, everyone is responsible: We crucify Christ when we sin. And it was love for all that held him to the cross, not the nails.”
— Dr. Colón-Emeric on the nature and reason for Christ’s passion
Other Activities
In the afternoon we again visited the Arts Village, as well as participated in our first Prayer Practices session, in which students were able to explore various traditions of prayer: Centering/Contemplative Prayer, Lectio Divina, Praying with Icons, Catholic Prayer Practices, Prayer Journaling, and Prayers of Anointing and Healing. In the evening, the congregation at Duke Chapel provided a delicious lasagna dinner for the whole community, followed by our first student-led worship service centering on Christ’s passion.
What’s Ahead...
Tomorrow morning we’ll head to a farm southeast of Raleigh to glean (more on that tomorrow.) In the afternoon, we’ll enjoy free time on campus, a cookout dinner and game/movie night. On Sunday, we’ll enjoy rest as we practice keeping Sabbath. After a busy week, we’re ready for the weekend!
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