Tony — this landed hard this Easter morning. The foyer scene alone is worth the whole essay: the love in that man's face, the slap hidden inside his relief, the chorus of doubt he was speaking on behalf of. You rendered all of it with such care.
The turn at the end — from "Do I know the Lord?" to "Does the Lord know us?" — that's the reframe I didn't know I needed today. It's communal, it's humbling, it strips the transaction out of it entirely.
I'll add this: there is currently exactly one person from the church of my formation whose Facebook posts don't make me want to cry or scream. One.
Looking forward to coffee. This is exactly the kind of conversation I want to be having.
Wow Tony! I’m pondering this for the rest of this Easter afternoon. Happy Easter to you and yours!
I sure love you!
Tony — this landed hard this Easter morning. The foyer scene alone is worth the whole essay: the love in that man's face, the slap hidden inside his relief, the chorus of doubt he was speaking on behalf of. You rendered all of it with such care.
The turn at the end — from "Do I know the Lord?" to "Does the Lord know us?" — that's the reframe I didn't know I needed today. It's communal, it's humbling, it strips the transaction out of it entirely.
I'll add this: there is currently exactly one person from the church of my formation whose Facebook posts don't make me want to cry or scream. One.
Looking forward to coffee. This is exactly the kind of conversation I want to be having.
— Jake
I resonate. Thanks Tony!