Just Call Him "Jesus"
It was about to begin
– God's plan for humanity, crafted in the halls of heaven and carried out /on the plains of earth.
Only holiness could have imagined it.
Only divinity could have enacted it.
Only righteousness could have endured it.
* 명사 plan 수식인 형역 과분사구 crafted in the halls of heaven, carried out /on the plains of earth.
And once the plan began, there would be no turning back.
The Creator knew it.
The Son knew it.
And soon, earth itself would witness [heaven's majesty] [alighting on the planet].
* 보어인 동명사구 no turning back
* 5 형식 witness [heaven's majesty] [alighting on the planet].
When God chose [to reveal himself to mankind], what medium did he use?
A book?
No, that was secondary.
A church?
No, that was consequential.
A moral code?
No.
[To limit God's revelation to a cold list of dos and don'ts] is as tragic
/as looking at a Colorado road map and saying that you'd seen the Rockies.
* 부사절 축약형 /as (you are) looking at a Colorado road map and saying that you'd seen the Rockies.
When God chose [to reveal himself], he did /so /through a human body.
[The hand //that touched the leper] had dirt under its nails.
[The feet //upon which the woman wept] were calloused and dusty.
And his tears ... oh, don't miss the tears ... they came from a heart /as broken /as yours or mine ever has been.
* 부사구 /as yours or mine ever has been (broken).
So, people came to him.
My, how they came to him!
They came at night; they touched him /as he walked /down the street;
they followed him /around the sea;
they invited him into their homes and placed their children /at his feet.
Why?
Because he refused [to be a statue in a cathedral or a priest in an elevated pulpit].
He chose /instead [to be Jesus].
* 목적인 부정사구 [to be Jesus]
There was not a hint of one person //who was afraid to draw near him.
There were those //who mocked him, were envious of him, and misunderstood him.
There were those //who revered him.
But no one considered [him] [too holy or too divine to touch].
There was not one person //who was reluctant to approach him for fear of being rejected.
* 5 형식 considered [him] [too holy or too divine to touch], find [yourself] [amazed at your own failures].
Remember that the next time you find [yourself] [amazed at your own failures].
Or the next time [acidic accusations] burn holes in your soul.
Or the next time you see a cold cathedral or hear a lifeless liturgy.
Remember.
It is man //who creates the distance.
It is Jesus //who builds the bridge.