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Summary: The disciples of John the Baptist come to Jesus wanting to know if he is the Messiah. “Are you the one, or should we look for another?” they ask. Jesus response is not what they expect to hear.
Many of us ask the same question today. Is Jesus the Son of God? How can we know? Jesus answer to the followers of John the Baptist also applies to us today.
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Summary: John the Baptist’s questions of Jesus could very well be our questions: What did you come here to see? What do you want to hear? What are you looking for? Have you found it? We do well to consider Jesus’ answer to John. |
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Summary: All of are in need of the Christian virtue known as patience. We are not likely to be able to engender it by positive thinking alone. Patience is a gift of the Holy Spirit. God’s calming Spirit can remove our anger, our short-temperedness, our inner stress. So, whatever afflicts us, whatever upsets us, whatever makes life miserable -- we can learn to handle by allowing the calming Spirit of God to invade us and permeate our being. |
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Summary: When we are disappointed by the tenacity of evil, we can trust that God continues to heal and renew. |
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Summary: Jesus asked a crowd, “What have you come out to see?” He asks us the same question. Our reflective response can help satisfy our spiritual hunger. |
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Summary: John the Baptist’s faith wasn’t perfect — and neither is ours. Faith does not mean simply believing that certain things are true, but most importantly, it means placing our ultimate trust in God. And if doubts about God’s trustworthiness arise, the good news of what God has done in Christ is the best remedy. |
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Summary: Jesus’ response to John’s question affirms his own identity, John’s identity and ours. |
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Summary: In wilderness experiences, we may find prophets who help us learn who we are and whose we are.
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