An
Inkling
I
have a new hero: Pope Francis. Apparently I’m not the only one. Time
named him Person of the Year – a Pope!
That’s amazing. And as I read Time’s account of his life I was all the
more enthused about the one God has chosen to put front and center on the
church’s most prominent stage. It’s
important that this one shine brightly for Jesus.
Francis
does. And people have been drawn to him
in droves. There is something about the
gospel well lived that resonates with people’s deepest yearnings and
hopes. They are drawn, even if they
don’t fully know why.
It
will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Jesus drew huge crowds at first.
But when they realized that his walk of love and compassion was on a
road of obedience, and that it led to the cross – well, let’s just say the
crowd thinned considerably.
We’ll
see how that works with Pope Francis.
Likewise we’ll see how people respond if he continues to thwart
co-opting by ideologues of various stripes.
They tried to co-opt Jesus too…
Pray
for the Pope! And may Jesus be honored
in his servant Francis.
Blessings,
Keith
