He is quite some ‘warm up’ act! And in the lectionary he has not one but two Sundays allocated to him.
He’s quite a thespian with that clothing and life style, quite the extrovert in the style of an Old Testament prophet. If he’d still been around I suspect I would be rather pleased if he went to my neighbour’s church rather than mine!
John called for a change of heart and a transformation of the national mindset.
The story of Jesus calls for us to look at life differently. It begins with a humble birth as shepherds come with un-characteristic appreciation of a baby laid in a manger. And this all happening to a peasant girl not a princess.
Jesus seems to break to rules from day one. No wonder John said we need an open mind and a generous heart to receive his message, the upside down message of God’s Kingdom.
Christmas isn’t cute – it’s radical!
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