Words can be ten a penny. That’s perhaps why when we think of God’s Word, or God’s Words, we can be turned off. How can we worship a Word? How can we worship a Book, even a holy book like the Bible? What we want is action, not talk. Now,...
“I worship the ground you stand on.” To say that to someone expresses not only great love, but also submission and self-surrender. It’s like saying, “you are my life, my all, the meaning of my existence; I will do anything you want, so long as I can be yours.” These...
“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” In these few words, John the Baptist sums up the identity and the mission of Jesus Christ. Identity: He is God’s Lamb, his innocent Son. Mission: to take away the sin of the world. If there is...
Arise, shine out, for your light has come! Though night still covers the earth and darkness the peoples, above you the Lord now rises and above you his glory appears. We all need light, as individuals and as communities. There is so much night in modern life, so much darkness...
