Stop Holding On
Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” John 20:17 In what sense should I “let go” of Jesus? Certainly not in the sense of letting go of my belief in Him and trust in Him and faith in Him and His teaching. Rather, what do I do that tries to prevent Jesus from uniting with God? Or perhaps the question is, how do I try to limit Jesus, to prevent Him from being God over my life? Failing to trust is a big aspect. Trying to take control from Him (of Him?) and fighting sin and temptation and fear by myself. Much of sin is fear. Fear that I’m losing out. Fear that God hasn’t “got this” so I have to deal with it alone. Fear that my sins are not taken care of, that I’m not really forgiven. Fear of what the future will bring and failing to trust God. Fear that God will ask too much of me, more than I can ha...