Eastertide 31:

Christ redeemed us through his blood.

 (Ephesians 1:7)

I recall a story illustrating redemption that goes something like this. A father and his young son carved out a model sailboat. It required careful attention to keel and hull, mast and sails. When they finished their project and saw that it was good, they took their little sailboat to the park, placed it in the water, and watch it sail. The wind picked up, and their boat got away from them. They lost it. By and by, they came across the town pawnshop. The boy looked in the window and saw his sailboat. The father bought it back. They boy held the boat in his arms and said, “I made you, and now I’ve bought you.” Something like that happened on Calvary.