SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Dear Friends in Christ –

The first line in the text of our Gospel this Sunday reveals Jesus seeking to comfort his friends even as in the next breath he reminds them he is leaving. What follows is a few men asking hard questions. Not mean, not accusatory, but sincere and heartfelt.

We get to see Jesus, the rabbi, lover of their souls pass the baton. Really? Who else to continue the reclamation of the cosmos? Who else has seen up close the day to day, the sunshine and the rain?

An exasperated Jesus tells Philip, who has just asked him to show him the Father, “If you can’t believe that I am in my Father and my Father is in me, then believe what you see – these works!”

Folks, we have read of the works. We have seen modern miracles. We watch now as Christ’s love and Godly truth are the only agents that can penetrate the clouds of our day. It’s up to us to lean into God’s word. Do we have questions? Sure- and all are welcome.