Let Me Kiss It and Make It Better

“Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? Are you hurting? Are you tired?  Oh my God, thank you for asking. I still might be afraid to give you my real answer. But at least you are opening the door. At least you are giving me the opportunity. At least you are giving truth a chance, to take her first breath, to make her first cry. And Jesus knows the answer before we can open our mouths. It’s why he asks the question.  Jesus is setting a table in the wilderness and saying, ‘if anyone thirsts, come to me and drink.’  And even before we can give our yes, Jesus also knows how afraid we can be to give us.  And so even before we can give our yes, Jesus doesn’t call us weak, he doesn’t tell us to get over it and … he doesn’t make it all go away. Jesus asks the question and then says ‘Come here. Don’t be afraid. Come here. Your vulnerability is your strength. Come here … let me kiss it and make it better.’” Sermon by Mike Kinman from worship at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: I Kings 1:1–5, 11–18, 29–31 and John 7:37–44. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Read the text of the sermon here. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.