Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a
New Testament: Hebrews 12:1-3
Gospel: John 13:21-32
Psalm 70
“… Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” Hebrews 12:1
A pioneer is someone who goes ahead into unexplored country; this is dangerous business. I don’t have any experience trekking across large swaths of wilderness, but I did grow up playing Oregon Trail in elementary school computer lab and I can tell you many are the perils that beset my digital family. From typhus and smallpox to bears, robbers, and floods it took a stalwart third grader to navigate that game of strategy. In real life, not every pioneering expedition ended up like the Donner Party, but we can bet that they were almost always difficult.
However, the challenges of pioneering life had an impact: when brave pioneers opened new lands others soon felt emboldened enough to follow and make a life for themselves. Jesus is our pioneer; He goes ahead of us — through his sacrifice He goes ahead of us into the future and beyond death. When we are brave enough to follow Him, we find that with every step on our earthly pilgrimage we trust more and more that He is guiding us to the fullness of life. And with each act of trust our imperfect faith is being perfected through Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
The Rev. Geoff Evans
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