Luke 4:22

Is this not Joseph's son?


The people who encountered Jesus two centuries ago had a difficult time believing that he could be God or even the son of God.  Our struggle today is really just the opposite.  We believe that Jesus is God, but we struggle with the image of him being a man.  Our image of Jesus is usually of the glorified Jesus- Jesus as God.  But he is also human.  He had cried, has had his feelings hurt, has gotten sick, has laughed, has felt depressed, has gone hungry- all the different things that we experience in our lives, Jesus also encountered and experienced when he walked on this earth.  He truly knows what it is like to "live".  He understands our struggles and problems.  In him we find an empathetic ear.  In him we find someone who cares.


One man came to reveal a mystery
Changing the course of history
Made the claim he was God
Ageless, born of a virgin Mary
Spoke with a voice that carried through the years
It's persevered

Heed the words divinely spoken
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold
DC TALK- "Red Letters"