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 God
was in Jesus! That's the ultimate Christian claim. It is what
we celebrate every Easter. And because God was in Jesus,
we recognize God when he lives in us; when his presence erupts
in our world. It never ceases to be astonishing! Because the
gifts of life, love, faith, hope, peace, courage, and forgiveness
are always mysterious, exciting and God like! Again and again,
we wonder at the presence of such power. Yes, God is in our
lives daily, and sometimes we see him, but frequently we don't
recognize him until the moment has passed and gone. And we're
left to wonder anew.
On the
second Sunday in Lent I preached a sermon highlighting a verse
that is painted on the back wall of the sanctuary. The sermon
was titled ‘The Singer and His Song' based on
Luke 2:22-32. A number of folks wanted copies of the complete
song from which the verse, painted on the wall, was taken.
It is printed below and it's a wonderful description of who
Jesus is and what his ministry is all about.
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He
came singing love, and He lived singing love, He died singing
love, He arose in silence; For the love to go on, we must
make it our song, You and I be the singers.
He
came singing faith, and He lived singing faith, He died singing
faith, He arose in silence; For the faith to go on, we must
make it our song; You and I be the singers.
He
came singing hope, and He lived singing hope, He died singing
hope, He arose in silence; For the hope to go on, we must
make it our song; You and I be the singers.
He
came singing peace, and He lived singing peace, He died singing
peace, He arose in silence; For the peace to go on, we must
make it our song; You and I be the singers ......... If
the song is to continue, we must do the singing.
The
‘singer' invites you to help sing the song. You know
the tune, so why not sing along?
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