A Good Man

Scripture – Luke 23:50-56: 50Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, 51who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. 52Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. 53Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. 54It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin. 55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. 56Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.

Reflection: Joseph, a man from Arimathea, was a member of the Jewish Council. He was one of the leaders. He had not agreed with the decision of the Council.

Joseph reminds me there were good and faithful people serving within the Jewish establishment. It’s easy to get the impression they were all bad – all out to get Jesus – all closed to the truth. Yet here is Joseph.

In this present day I still struggle with grouping people into broad categories. Yet each person is unique – a person specifically created and love by God. I’ll be intentional about remembering that today.