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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
First Things First
 Psalm 24; John 20:1, 11-18
This week I preached the first of ten sermons that will focus on our Sanctuary's stained glass windows that portray ten scenes from Jesus' life and ministry. In each installment of "The Gospel in Stained Glass" I begin with some attention to the picture itself, then I dig into the Bible story behind it. My plan is to retell the story in plain speech and apply its eternal meaning in some timely ways for the way we live today.
First off, we see Jesus stopping Mary Magdalene in her tracks on Easter morning.
She had come to the tomb to take care of his dead body only to find him standing there full of life! The picture shows her kneeling in awe and reaching out to hug him. But no. Jesus has his hand raised high, index finger pointing towards the sky.
This is the moment when he tells her, "Don't be touching me just now."
But what about that body language of the pointing finger? What can the artist have in mind? What could Jesus have in mind, in the original story?
For a few minutes I played around with some possibilities...
+ If waving back and forth: "No, no, Mary!"
+ If on the Devil's metaphorical football field: "I win!"
+ If on-line: "Click here for link."
+ If prioritizing: "First things first!"
+ If theologizing: "God and I have some work to do."
Doggone if I didn't conclude that all five possibilities made pretty good sense, on their own and all together. To see what I mean, just...
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posted by Jack Buckley at
11:48 AM
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