The Followers of Jesus as having eyes wide open. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Followers of Jesus as having eyes wide open is necessary as we enter into the stories of Holy Week and Easter. Yes we have to hear the stories - but we must see them. We must see that all of this Jesus stuff is as real as the stuff we see around us every day. The evil is as real as today's - the deadly, game-playing is the same - the religious and cultural wars and violence is the same. Will we let ourselves see how real this next is within all the weeks of our lives? The Followers of Jesus as having eyes wide open are invited to take heart and be encouraged to look again at all things. Take a look and attempt to see how the forces of the day claim to know what is good and evil and therefore allow for any violence in the world to sport their vision. And yet, we are given eyes to see God's Reign - always peaceable - constantly forgiving - eternally healing - unceasingly willing to die as the life of God's Reign comes into view - even as it is contrary to the wants of the self-proclaimed masters of the knowledge of good and evil O God of love and new life, we may need you to also tap us and grab our attention or even with eyes wide open, we sure do know how to close them quite readily. Amen. |
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