December 9, 2020
Lectionary Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, John 1: 6-8, 19-28
John 61: 6-8 There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life- Light . He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light. The Message by Eugene H. Peterson
John 61: 19-28
When Jews from Jerusalem sent a group of priests and officials to ask John who he was, he was completely honest. He didn’t evade the question. He told the plain truth. “I am not the Messiah”.
They pressed him, “Who then? Elijah?”
“I am not.”
“The Prophet?”
“No.
Exasperated they said, “Who, then?” We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something--anything!--about yourself.”
“I’m thunder in the desert: ‘Make the road straight for God!’ I’m doing what the prophet Isaiah preached.”
Those sent to question him were from the Pharisee party. Now they had a question for their own;
“If you’re neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?”
John answered, “I only baptize using water. A person you don’t recognize has taken his stand in your midst. He comes after me, but he is not in second place to me. I am not even worthy to hold his coat
for him.”
These conversations took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing at the time.
From The Message , Eugene H. Peterson, 2005, Nav Press
Prayer: Our dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for the Light and for those that showed the way. Show me how to shine the Light to others. Amen
Kay Lewis
John 61: 6-8 There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life- Light . He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light. The Message by Eugene H. Peterson
John 61: 19-28
When Jews from Jerusalem sent a group of priests and officials to ask John who he was, he was completely honest. He didn’t evade the question. He told the plain truth. “I am not the Messiah”.
They pressed him, “Who then? Elijah?”
“I am not.”
“The Prophet?”
“No.
Exasperated they said, “Who, then?” We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something--anything!--about yourself.”
“I’m thunder in the desert: ‘Make the road straight for God!’ I’m doing what the prophet Isaiah preached.”
Those sent to question him were from the Pharisee party. Now they had a question for their own;
“If you’re neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?”
John answered, “I only baptize using water. A person you don’t recognize has taken his stand in your midst. He comes after me, but he is not in second place to me. I am not even worthy to hold his coat
for him.”
These conversations took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing at the time.
From The Message , Eugene H. Peterson, 2005, Nav Press
Prayer: Our dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for the Light and for those that showed the way. Show me how to shine the Light to others. Amen
Kay Lewis
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