i'm in matthew 3. lol. a garment of camel's hair. don't think i've ever even pet a camel but for some reason i imagine its hair being pretty coarse. this was john the baptist's attire in the desert. wet camel's hair...getting in and out of the river like that. and a leather belt. and a diet of locusts and wild honey. wonder if he had the astronaut-like suit to that beekeepers wear?...loli wonder what john's personality was like? was he like sam cho? (my admired precious wonderful korean friend who inspires me to pursue Jesus with everrrry breath)...
i wonder how many of those who came to john for baptism sat down with him at the water's edge and wept? was he a good counselor or just a preacher? can you be a good preacher and not be a good listener...understanding the deep need for repentance and the healing and the tears that follow?
i wonder why the pharisees and sadducees came and how they responded to his rebuke? were they really there for repentance? were they broken from their heartless service? any of them? one of them?
and then...
i wonder about Jesus coming to john.
seems like the clouds would have frozen in time when the dove flew through. everything silenced. the birds. the locusts still...when the voice from heaven was heard.
this morning as i read, i'm longing for a little closer look. just wanna step into the pages of the middle east when Jesus walked it. i'm pretty stoked about this spring and reading through the story four times through the gospels. thank you for reading with me!!! <3
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