Scripture: John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was with God in the beginning. Everything came into being through the Word, and without the Word nothing came into being.
Thought for the Day: In the 2nd century after Christ, Clement of Alexandria wrote to the Greeks on numerous subjects, including the Word of God. The section that caught my attention was as follows:
…the celestial Word, is the all-harmonious, melodious, holy instrument of God. What, then, does this instrument—the Word of God, the Lord, the New Song—desire? To open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears of the deaf, and to lead the lame or the erring to righteousness, to exhibit God to the foolish, to put a stop to corruption, to conquer death…
I love the image of God’s Word (the celestial Word as Clement suggested) being an instrument of God. Within thIS context, he was not suggesting a tool like any other tool. He was referring to this celestial Word as a musical instrument that plays both the melody and the harmony, creating a symphony by which healing and transformation occur. Even death loses its power. That’s a song I want to hear, and it is the song offered by the worshiping community every Sunday.
Prayer: Sing to me your song, O Lord. Allow it to resonate within me and to become my life-song. Amen.
