Sunday, October 17, 2021

A MAN CALLED Luke!

 

 

 

A MAN CALLED LUKE

 

 

He is

The only Gentile 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

 

 

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