tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989159438503347124.post3093380757867210910..comments2023-10-17T06:52:41.861-05:00Comments on Living the Lectionary: Lent 1c - Romans 10:5-15Pastor Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768406378983141019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989159438503347124.post-34325536627868561012010-02-17T14:35:01.718-06:002010-02-17T14:35:01.718-06:00Nicely said, Carol. Or should I say sung? By the e...Nicely said, Carol. Or should I say sung? By the end of Romans chapter 11 Paul is convinced that the covenant of God with the chosen people is irrevocable and that all Isarel will be saved or singing the same song.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01768406378983141019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989159438503347124.post-18128212826479853642010-02-17T11:58:01.081-06:002010-02-17T11:58:01.081-06:00It is good to be reminded that real faith is belie...It is good to be reminded that real faith is believeing in something that we don't understand and we cannot explain. Sometimes we think we know the words to the song only to find that we are singing something entirely different. We put our own spin on the lyrics or tune and pretty soon we're just singing our own song. Isaiah's words, "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I." remind me that Israel was expecting a Messiah, but when he came he didn't fit the image they expected and they didn't know him. So instead of singing his song, they rejected him because he brought discord to the measured rhymes and meters of their "faith." I hope during Lent that I can put aside what I think I know, and just listen to the song of love like it was the first time...Carol Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387979775894760227noreply@blogger.com