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The Fourth Sunday of Easter | John 16:16-22 | Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds

The Fourth Sunday of Easter | John 16:16-22 | Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds

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The Fourth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2026 John 16:16-22 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! This past week, my family drove 4 hours to Iowa for a Lutheran education conference. With a van full of children, you can imagine the constant refrain from the backseats… “Are we there yet?” “How much longer?” A child’s understanding of time is often skewed, isn’t it? When waiting for something good to arrive, like seeing old friends, time moves slowly, but when the opportunity for joy and fun arrives, time flies by. This understanding of time doesn’t really change as people age; the days leading up to vacation feel long, but the time off itself goes by quickly. No matter what happens, one thing is certain: time continues to move forward at the same rate. It’s the events and experiences in your life that shape how you perceive and experience time. So, to quote the country artist, Kenny Chesney, “Don’t Blink.” But in today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the disciples, “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” (John 16:16) Jesus said, “A little while, and you will not see me.” Why? Because He must die upon the cross, which is highlighted by these words, Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. There is so much packed into these words of Jesus. First, these words of Jesus look ahead to His death and resurrection. But then they also address the idea of time, while, in another sense, Jesus seems to discuss how sorrow, weeping, lamenting, and grief influence our experience of time. Jesus says the world will rejoice at the time of his death, even while the disciples mourn and weep. When a death happens close to you, surely you don’t see the world celebrating your sorrow and fear, but maybe you’ve noticed how the world doesn’t stop for your tears either; it keeps moving. Time always keeps moving, doesn’t it? The fourth-century Greek poet, Menander, wrote the well-known adage for a play, “Time heals all wounds.” In a way, the idea is that with enough time, your sorrows and griefs will disappear; they will fade as the days go by. You just need patience. But, you don’t just practice this idea or hear these words when a loved one dies, do you? You also use it when you’re upset with someone, when you’ve had a falling out with a friend or family member, when a young man and a woman break up, or when you’ve committed a serious sin that weighs heavily on your heart and faith. “Time heals all wounds.” These words have not only become your friend, but a means also to avoid confronting the tribulations of life. But how does Scripture respond to this idea of time? Let’s look at the well-known passage from Ecclesiastes, To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) As Luther notes on this passage from Ecclesiastes, God has ordained a definitive beginning and end to every aspect of life. He writes, All human works and efforts have a certain and definite time of acting, of beginning, and of ending, beyond human control. Thus this is spoken in opposition to free will. It is not ...
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