In Luke 22:27, Jesus declares, “For which is greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.” This powerful statement reveals a fundamental truth about the nature of God: God is first a servant. This…
Condemnation
In the timeless narrative of John 8:11b, Jesus offers a profound act of grace: “Neither do I condemn you.” This poignant moment, where a woman accused of adultery faces stoning, underscores the power of forgiveness and compassion. Christ’s challenge to the sinless accusers to cast the first stone exposes the hypocrisy of judgment and invites…
The Worries of This Life
Jesus’s admonition to be on guard is a call to spiritual vigilance. (Luke 21:34). He isn’t merely cautioning us against external threats, but against an internal enemy far more insidious: worry. This internal struggle, characterized by anxiety, fear, and doubt, can consume our minds, hearts, and souls, diverting our attention from our true purpose. We…
Intimacy
In a recent essay, I encountered an observation by the poet David Whyte: “To become intimate is to become vulnerable not only to what I want and desire in my life, but to the fear I have of my desire being met.” Intimacy, a complex and often terrifying endeavor, is nonetheless one of the most…
Uncertainty
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, a cornerstone of quantum mechanics, posits that there’s an inherent limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties, like position and momentum, can be simultaneously measured. Essentially, the more accurately we measure one property, the less accurately we can know the other. This principle challenges our classical intuition,…