Are you sure you’re up for this?
Jan 12, 2025 • Rev. Sarah Clark
John the Baptist offers a description of Jesus that is….intense. With a winnowing fork in his hand, he will separate the wheat from the chaff and burn the husks in an unquenchable fire. To our modern ears, this sort of judging, sorting Jesus can make us feel uneasy. But what if it is good news? What if John is saying that Jesus really sees us? That he knows us at our very core? That he offers us the opportunity to rid ourselves of the chaff (the parts of ourselves that hold us back from acting on God’s love)? What if John is describing how Jesus offers us a fresh start – an opportunity to rid ourselves of the parts of ourselves that hold us back from acting on God’s love?