A Small Meeting With God

You are My Son, the Beloved; My favor rests on You
Scripture

Luke 3:22
Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

Sermon Week/Year

The Baptism of the Lord,
C

Sermon Topic

Trust,

A London newspaper ran the results of an “Imagination Test” that included this challenging question: “What would it be like if people had two heads?” Youngsters were able to respond with great creativity and imagination. Some of the answers were:

“With two heads you would be able to sing a duet in the shower.”

“With two heads, if someone talked your head off, you would still have one left.”

“With two heads, I could see eye-to-eye with myself.”

But, the newspaper noted, adults failed the imagination test. Their answers could not get beyond rigid, “grown-up” patterns. Unlike the youngsters, they seemed unable to imagine the possibility that two-headed humans could even exist, much less “sing duets in the shower.”

With a little imagination, perhaps, we can see how today’s Gospel Lesson reminds us of the need to get beyond rigid “grown-up” patterns in order to appreciate our status as God’s beloved children.

“Let the little children come to Me,”…

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