Hi, all!
Today is the third day of Lent. Two days ago we received ashes on our foreheads and heard the words, "Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return," a reminder of our mortality. This afternoon we will gather for the memorial service for Adrienne Daugherty who died last Sunday.
Adrienne was an artist and a person of prayer, and I'm sure she was familiar with today's scripture passage from the Gospel of John, "Behold the Lamb of God." These are the words of John the Baptist as he sees Jesus approaching.
I like the old-fashioned word, "Behold." It says much more than the weaker, "Look."
Behold is what we do when we pay deep attention. John tells us to behold Jesus, the Lamb of God, in a deeply attentive way.
Today we commend Adrienne into the nearer presence of God, and we think of her at last truly beholding Christ and being in his presence.
Peace,
BillP.S. Today's scripture passage in John 1:29-34. Tomorrow's passage is John 1:35-42
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