Paul Harvey passed away
on February 28, 2009. From the young age
of 14 until his death at age 90, Paul Harvey was involved in radio
broadcasting. Harvey was known for catch
phrases he used at the beginning of his programs, such as “Hello, Americans, I’m
Paul Harvey. You know what the news is,
in a minute, you’re going to hear… The
Rest of the Story.”
Beginning as a part of
his newscasts during World War II and then premiering as its own series in
1976, The Rest of the Story consists
of factual stories on a variety of subjects with a surprise or “twist” saved
until the end. For instance, Paul Harvey
might tell a story from the childhoods of Henry and his brother, Samuel, who
was born in Florida. In the end, The
Rest of the Story is that Samuel is Samuel Clemens,
born in Florida, Missouri, and is
better known to most… as Mark Twain.
As I write, we are
nearing the beginning of Holy Week. On
Palm Sunday, we will hear the story of Jesus’ Passion. On Maundy Thursday, we hear the story of his
Last Supper and how “the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a
loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my
body that is for you. Do this in remembrance
of me” (1 Corinthians 11:23-24). We hear
the story of Jesus’ betrayal, how “the devil had already put in the heart of
Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him” (John 13:2).
On Good Friday, the story
continues with Peter’s denial, the flogging of Jesus, and the crown of
thorns. We hear the story of Jesus’
crucifixion and burial. In the story of
Jesus, we hear the words of Psalm 22 echo: “My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?” But the story does not end
there…
On Easter morning, we
hear the story of Jesus’ Resurrection.
On Easter, we hear The Rest of
the Story: “As the first day of the
week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake;
for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the
stone and sat on it. His appearance was
like lightning and his clothing white as snow.
For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be
afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he
said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He
has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee;
there you will see him.’ This is my
message to you.”
And that, as Paul Harvey
would say, is The Rest of the Story!
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