Dearly Beloved,
Grace and Peace to you.
Look, the lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world.
—John 1.29
Look
“Come and see”
allow this grace to fill our vision
The Lamb of God
lamb that dwells with the wolf
servant who like a lamb is led to the slaughter
Passover lamb whose blood marks our freedom
conquering lamb who opens the seven seals
Who takes away
the Greek word is “to lift”
to take the burden from our shoulders
to bear our sin, carry it off, endure the load
to lift up for us to see clearly
to hold it harmlessly away from us
to receive our violence without returning it
The sin of the world
not the sins; we’re stuck with those
the brokenness hidden in everyone
the saturating fear
the wound that will not heal
the violence of the system
And they followed him
to know we are as sinful as others, and not judge
to know we are forgiven, and be humbly grateful
to carry forgiveness into this world
to be nonviolent
in freedom, miraculously rising
without illusion that we can bear or save
in tender love for the gentle lamb
to accompany Christ beneath the suffering of the world
and help the Gentle One who holds the weight
Deep Blessings,
Pastor Steve
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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