The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God - a poetic response for Candlemas, written ages ago
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God it begins with Isaiah and John the Baptiser proclaiming a baptism of repentance and the forgiveness of sins it begins with John the Baptiser baptising Jesus and the Spirit immediately driving Jesus into the wilderness to face his demons to face the Satan and all the temptations to see the world as all others see it to assume that what is hoped for is to be hoped for to weaken and accept the shouts calling for a Messiah the one who would end exile the one announcing forgiveness of sins of the people of Israel sins that led to exile sins the meant the exile continued even as they returned to their land The one who declares the return of the shekinah – the glory of God to the midst of the people to the heart of the temple God returning the pagan idolaters expelled and even destroyed the temple rebuilt and the line of David the true king restored the golden aged returned Joh...
