Monday, April 20, 2020

Viva Vox Jesu!

Today's thought comes to us from Arthur Just, found in his book, "Heaven on Earth."

"Viva Vox Jesu," the living voice of Jesus is what we hear when His Word is read and preached.  The Word of Jesus is both a written and oral Word.  This Word, though written in words inspired and canonically received, is also spoken and heard within a community called the body of Christ.  

This voice is a living voice, for by it Jesus Christ is present for us bodily...we acknowledge that God's Word is God's food for hungry pilgrims who have journeyed in Christ through a baptism of His death and resurrection toward the final destination of full communion with Him in heaven.

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