Isaiah 6:1-13 And so it is we come now to the mystical, perhaps more than mildly terrifying account of the call of Isaiah. This one where God is portrayed so large we only encounter the hem of the Almighty’s robe, for that is all that will fit, and where these odd flying creatures carry out …
Month: January 2022
The Call of Jeremiah Still Speaks…
Jeremiah 1:4-10 As I sit with this remarkable piece from Jeremiah this week, I cannot help but wonder who among us hasn’t thought about ‘call’ lately. Maybe you, like I, have more frequently wondered of late what God could possibly have been thinking when this call was first placed on your heart. Or perhaps you …
“Until Everyone Is Free…””
Luke 4:14-21 “He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” To tell you the truth, I have been wrestling with this piece of Luke’s Gospel ever since I opened it up at …
Water Into Wine: Carrying the Water
John 2:1-11 What are we to do with a story so familiar? Not knowing quite where to begin with its meaning for us, this time through I found myself simply standing still with each of those upon whom the story seems to turn. Or not, as the case may be. I wondered about the mother …
The Baptism of Jesus and a Covid-19 Testing Line
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 In spent an hour in a Covid-19 testing line the other day. Only an hour, give or take, because the community where I live is not especially large and we are fortunate to have a couple of such walk-up sites. Only an hour, although it took that long to find the place …