Christmas Weekday
Reading and Reflection
Behold, the lamb of God. During Holy
Week we often sing the powerful song by the St. Louis Jesuits which has
this as the refrain. It is a strong, somber acknowledgement of the
power of God manifested in Jesus. It is a song of worship.
Two years ago the choir began singing it and our parishioners at St.
James began singing along without prompting. It was a moment
of genuine worship that I treasure. The church of St. James
was singing its creed with great emotion and faith, knowing that our
king must die and rise, knowing that our king is not an earthly king,
and knowing that our king is king of eternity. With grief
and solidarity, we sang. Today as we still glow from
Christmas, the church reminds us again that the sacrifice of Jesus is
not far away. God is with us for a purpose and it will cost
Jesus his life. All life includes sacrifice and sorrow.
Our God has modeled the sacrifice and the redemption. Let us
behold the lamb of God, from infancy to glory.
