Tuesday, March 12, 2019

It’s not yet time for celebration

Morning: Psalm 45; Deuteronomy 9:4-12; Hebrews 3:1-11
Evening: Psalms 47, 48; John 2:13-22


When wine runs out at the wedding feast, Jesus protests, “My time has not yet come.”  Soon after, he confronts those who desecrate the holiness of the temple.  Isn’t this amazing universe we live in also a temple, a holy place?  One courageous Swedish teenager, Greta Thunberg, says she cannot ignore the climate crisis, the destruction of our eco-systems, and carry on pretending that everything is normal; she feels compelled to protest.  No doubt we will raise a glass of wine together when the temple of the Cosmos is finally revered. But we have much to do before that celebration. 

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