Metaphors

As I write a sermon for our Monday evening worship the rich imagery presented in Scripture once again ignites the power of the Word for me and puts it in the present. It is the images, the stories and the poetry of Scripture that reveal God’s holiness again and again. Jesus is the greatest master of metaphor. In his metaphors lies metamorphosis. In other words, through the language of metaphors we find truth and meaning in our faith. It is said that the metaphors we live in become the reality we live out. Images and imagination are imperative to revealing that which is sacred. So be it as I struggle with this sermon.