Words, words that can hurt words of wisdom, of healing, of guidance, to live our lives but The Word, now that is the point the reason for these words, the word made flesh, living amongst us to teach ultimate, basic, all-inclusive lessons words that heal, that bind, that join us in love, in communion, in covenant Restoring the breach we create, in our folly our willfulness, our stubborn refusal to get the message, in the Word; requiring His birth, His ministry, our continuing work, His sacrifice Thank you God, for His resurrection the balm, the cement, the living tissue joining us with you again in spirit, as what matters is the spirit, not the ephemeral, the fleeting, the beating heart It is the soul, our bond with the holy that is the point after all, that is our connection to eternity
September 17, 2006 16:14 John 1:1-5, in connection with the lectionary of this week – Proverbs 1:20-33, Psalm 19, Mark 8:27-38, and James 3:1-12