What if God asked what our best possible connection to love might be, and decided to come to us in a way we could understand, a way we could counter the bad ideas, a way we could hear and see and accept that would get us beyond all the misunderstood words?

First Presbyterian Church Austin

A meditation at the afternoon family service.

The old prophet told them the new king would be a shepherd, but they missed the Messiah because they wanted a conqueror.

The old prophet told them the new king would be a shepherd, but they missed the Messiah because they wanted a conqueror.

The old prophet told them what they would see in God’s light, but they missed the Messiah, because they kept their eyes closed.

The old prophet told them what they would see in God’s light, but they missed the Messiah, because they kept their eyes closed.

The old prophet gave them a Key made from refined gold, but they missed the Messiah because they tried to open all the wrong doors.

The old prophet gave them a Key made from refined gold, but they missed the Messiah because they tried to open all the wrong doors.

They read the promise from the old prophet about the tree of Jesse, but they missed the Messiah because they were looking at the roots more than the branches.