I have to admit it, I’m a big fan of John The Baptist! He was a real man of God, I know we don’t know a great deal about him and we only get a brief window in to his life in the bible.
One of the readings set for last Sunday in the lectionary was Luke 3:1-6 I love this reading the imagery of it is so powerful, John shouting his hart out trying to get the people to see, to turn and be a repentant people is not a job for the faint hearted, I’m sure some of them would have said, “why should I, I love my life as it is, thank you very much, any way who are you?”
I invite you to read Luke 3:1-6 slowly take it in to yourself, own the text, think about your responses to John
As I’ve meditated over this passage I’ve come up with the following questions. Maybe you might like to ask yourself and the text one or more of the following?
What is God saying to me as an Individual through this text?
How can I as an Individual prepare the way for the Lord in my own heart, what do I need to let go of from my life?
How can the church prepare the way better, what pre-conceptions does it need to let go of?
How do I / the church respond to those on the margins?
Do I care about my community enough to cry for it, engage with God and seek his guidance for it?
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