Broken for you: a holy week study
This free, 8-day Holy Week email series by Brooke Jackson explores the brokenness of the cross and the lessons we can learn from Jesus.
What
Our annual 8-day
Holy Week email series
Why
To prepare your heart
to celebrate Easter
When
Begins with Day One
in your inbox today
Broken for You invites followers of Jesus to walk through Holy Week with him, witnessing his brokenness along the way and considering what his example means for us.
It extends an invitation for us to take up our cross and follow Jesus into brokenness. Are we willing to give up ease and reputation for the benefit of others? Or is it easier to remain comfortable in our faith, unwilling to walk the path Jesus did?
Broken for You beckons readers to participate in Godโs kingdom, even when it is uncomfortable, and to see the riches of his glory that accompany a life surrendered to his use.ย
The Heart Behind the Series
โOne of my favorite childhood photos is from Easter Sunday thirty-five years ago. My cousins and I are in the church parking lot after service. Weโre all dressed to impressโlittle suits and frilly dresses, tights, and shiny patent leather shoes. They are smiling ear to ear while I scowl at the camera, arms tightly crossed. I canโt tell you what I was mad about at that exact moment, but I know that spending hours in itchy clothes and sitting on uncomfortable pews for the longest service of the year was not my jam. Back then, I did not understand why this Sunday was such a big deal compared to all the others. Decades later, I have learned to see Easter a lot differently.โ
โThough not as flashy as Christmas celebrations can be, the week of Jesusโs passionโHoly Weekโis the centerpiece around which our faith revolves. Jesusโs death and resurrection are the moment of redemption. And while that is something we mostly rejoice in, the week leading up to the resurrection was not wholly celebratory. Instead, it was full of sorrow, pain, and rejection. It was a week in which Jesus was abandoned by his friends, ridiculed and mocked by the religious and those in power, and ultimately condemned to die. In that week, Jesus was broken. Yet it is only in his brokenness that our salvation is realized.โ
โ Brooke Jackson
Broken for You PDF
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About Brooke Jackson
Brooke Jackson has been a public defender since 2006, advocating for children and teenagers in Ohioโs legal system and representing them in state and federal court. She came to her work as she was being drawn into Godโs heart for those who are vulnerable and in need. Brooke has been a follower of Jesus since she was a teenager. While earning her degree in English (with a focus on creative writing), she was active in various campus ministries, worked with other college students, and led and taught Bible studies, devotionals, and womenโs retreats. Brookeโs career has given her opportunities to utilize a Christ-centered lens to train faith communities on the intersection of faith and justice.
