Formed By The Word
As Christians we are for Jesus Christ, the Word of God to whom God’s word in scripture points. Being for the Word means living with holy wonder in a world in which the Word of God took human flesh, a world in which the Word speaks, whispers, shouts and serenades today. But we cannot be for the Word unless we are also people committed to being for the word of God in scripture. Therefore, our own immersion in scripture is essential for any ministry among the people of God, people who are themselves called to be people of the word. Given that the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword that pierces to the very core of our being (Hebrews 4:12-13) this is a life-changing business. We lay ourselves open to God whenever we turn to the word.
On Being a Priest Today by Christopher Cocksworth and Rosalind Brown, p. 82
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