Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer ("Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog") by Caspar David Friedrich.

In this episode of The Light in Every Thing, Jonah and Patrick continue to unpack their question, "What is a Priest?"

Two central elements have now emerged: what is offered from the shoreline to the divine ‘ocean’ of God’s spirit and what ‘laps upon our shores’ from that world of Goodness, Beauty, and Truth, a gift from that world that blesses ours. The priest is called to stand at that shoreline, turned in the one direction when bringing the offering gift of the human community and turned towards the shore bearing the blessing of that higher world into ours.

In this episode Patrick and Jonah deepen this picture by asking about each of these ‘gifts’, exploring the ways in which a priest works between these two worlds. One source of offering is explored in relationship to the harm we have done. How can we heal what we have desecrated - the world and ourselves? Can we, through offering, make amends? And how can what we offer become a ‘substance’ that can be made use of by the Creator in sharing further blessing?

We end today with a forward-looking image of the Priest cultivating a consecrated city, as opposed to a backward-looking hope of returning to the Garden of Eden.

Notes from this Episode:

- Hebrews 7, Melchizedek blessing Abraham's line

- Genesis 4, Abel's Offering

- John 8, Jesus writing on the ground

- Luke 15:11-32, Prodigal Son

- Genesis "Garden of Eden", and Book of Revelation “New Jerusalem”

Our thanks to Elliott Chamberlin who composed the opening music, "On the Road" and the closing music, "Seeking Together". You can find more of his music here.

Our thanks also to Emily Watson for her excellent digital production work behind the scenes.

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