If the “transcendent” (great, distant, beyond us) Lion was the concept from last week, then this week’s verse emphasizes the “immanent” (compassionate, tender and near to us) Lamb. The Lion and the Lamb remind me of the organ and the piano. The organ is “transcendent.” When it cranks out in full volume, I can’t hear myself sing. It’s powerful, magnificent and grand. It is like the Sovereign God who created the heavens and the Earth (Genesis 1). The piano is immanent (near to us). It provides melody. Jesus is both the Lion and the Lamb. We need the strength of the Lion to defeat our enemy, but we need the tenderness and compassion of the Lamb who loves us. After looking at the sacrificial lamb described in Leviticus, the other four readings this week come from the New Testament. Jesus was “the Lamb of God,” who took the place of the sacrificial lamb of Leviticus. His sacrifice is shown in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. (Have you seen it yet?) I think a “lamb” is like Christmas – sweet, precious and loveable. We want to pet and snuggle up next to him. A “lion” is like Easter – nobody controls the resurrected Jesus. He is full of power, glory and might. - Pastor Tom Harrison