Beautiful and Baffling [Easter 7A - John 17:1-11]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson John 17:1-11 Beautiful and baffling Have you ever read a poem that you know is good – it’s one of those poems that is included in all the anthologies, professors assign it in their college lit classes, it is easy to find on the internet, hundreds of MFA students make it the topic of their thesis – but you have no idea what it means? Has that ever happened to you? I know at least of few of you know what I am talking about; I see your faces when I read poetry during Bible Study. Have ever read a poem that at once is beautiful and baffling? John 17 is like that. We know it is good. It is in the Gospel. Spoken by the mouth of Jesus. Precious to generations of Christians. Beautiful but also baffling. I am you and you are me and they are yours so they are mine and so I will give them your words which are my words but are now their words. Also glorify...