Chaplain’s Chat

Some people in life baffle and amaze us. Perhaps it is the way that they act, perhaps it is what they say, or perhaps it is a particular skill or talent that they possess. I remember watching Lionel Messi, the great Argentinian footballer, at the World Cup last year as he looked in complete control on the football pitch with his skill and ability. What was amazing was that he was playing with the very best in the world but so often looked far superior in skill and ability than even these players on the pitch.  

In so many ways, we are baffled and amazed when we encounter Jesus in the Bible. He is all-powerful and has control over sickness, nature and even death. He knows everything about everyone and taught amazing things, yet he is also entirely merciful, wise, good in all that he says and does, and loving. He was completely obedient to God in all that he did. The Bible describes God as being holy, which means separate or distinct. We are not like God, of course, and yet Jesus displayed all these attributes of God. He is God. And yet, of course, he lived among us as a human and faced all the temptations of life that we all face. The holy God lived among us in the person of Jesus, and then, of course, he went to the cross and died so that we might have life with him. We can now come to this holy God and have a loving relationship with him. This is amazing! 

Rev. Anthony Benn 
Chaplain