February 16, 2023

I think people like the Crossword and Wordle because each presents a problem that can be solved.  A cab driver once told us his philosophy of life: life is a series of problems that you are asked to solve. If one solution doesn’t work, then try another. There is some truth to that! And yet there are always problems that don’t have solutions.

God solved the problem of human sin and rebellion. It was a solution no one saw coming. The solution was Christ’s death on the cross. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (John 3:16-17)

The signs with “John 3:16” should always include John 3:17 too.

“Blessed Savior, at noon you hung upon the cross, stretching out your loving arms: Grant that all the peoples of the earth may look to you and be saved; for your tender 
mercies' sake. Amen.” (Collect for Noonday Prayer – BCP)