Monday, April 16, 2012

Sermon in a Bottle

Second Sunday of Easter - A.  "Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book."

I've always like that line in the Gospel of John.  It says to me, don't think you know the whole story of Jesus.  It brings a humility to our faith.  There is so much more to know about Jesus the Christ.  Knowledge of him is never complete.

Yet at the same time we can be complimented by the evangelist's comment.  The first-century followers of the man from Nazareth saw and knew and heard so much, we  twenty-first century disciples much less.  Yet we still believe.  "Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."  Unlike the believing Thomas, we have not seen the Risen Lord in the flesh.  Yet we act in faith, however imperfectly. 

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