I’m finishing up my sermon for tomorrow and a quote flashed through my head—something I read a while ago. It’s from the end of Albert Schweitzer’s masterpiece on the historical Jesus. It’s a poetic and existential exegesis of our lectionary passage for tomorrow: Luke 5:1-11.
He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lake-side; He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same word: ‘Follow thou me!’ and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience Who He is.
The Quest of the Historical Jesus (New York: MacMillan, 1956), p. 403.
Absolutely beautiful.
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1 Allan Svensson // Jun 22, 2007 at 9:14 am
Glory to God and his dear Son, Jesus Christ
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2 isaac // Jun 24, 2007 at 10:09 am
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peace,
isaac
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