A MAN CALLED LUKE

WITNESS




10-18-13




A MAN CALLED LUKE




He is
The only Gentle writer
Among the 72 books of the Bible


He was
A Greek physician by trade
A disciple of Saint Paul
And his books include
The Gospel of Saint Luke
And the Acts of the Apostles


The Gospel of Saint Luke was once called
“The loveliest book in the world”
Or/and “The most beautiful book ever written”


Luke’s Gospel is considered the Gospel of women
Because of Jesus’ passion to the women of Jerusalem
Because of its emphasis
On Mary---the birth of Jesus---
Her visit to her cousin Elizabeth
Mary’s prayer of glorification to the Lord
And her acceptance of God’s mission
From the angel without hesitation


“I am the Lord’s servant,”
Said Mary to the angel
“Let it be done to me according to your word”


Luke knew
That then, as now,
We don’t understand this notion
Of God’s unconditional love
For us
We just don’t understand
The heart of God


So Luke
Gives us an historical account of Jesus’ life
He teaches us
About Jesus’ humanity
He teaches us about Jesus’ public ministry
Through his perfect compassion and forgiveness
Through stories like
The Good Samaritan, The Lost ( “Prodigal ) Son
And the rich man and Lazarus


Jesus understands our weakness
So says Luke
Jesus understands our temptations and our trials
So says Luke
He came to save both Jew and Gentile
So says our Saint Luke


He came for both the outcasts and the accepted
He came
To save both the poor and the rich
He came for
Both men and women
He came for
The free and the oppressed
He came for
Each and every one of us


So says
A man called Luke
In “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER WRITTEN”


Go ahead and read
The book written by a physician and a gentile
A book written by


A MAN CALLED LUKE


Robert P. Wallman
4-30-11





Ps WITNESS 10-18-13