A New Adventure Begins
Scripture – Luke 1:1-4: 1Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Reflection: Today we begin a journey through the gospel of Luke. As he describes right from the beginning, Luke is a bit of an historian. He’s gathered information about the life and ministry of Jesus from eyewitnesses – those who were with Jesus “from the first,” and he’s tried to put things together in an orderly way.
He tells us “many” have undertaken this task. Some of those attempts have been preserved and are still around. However, I’ve never read much in them. It does leave me wondering again who actually decided which books would be in our Bible and how those decisions were made. I wonder what those meetings were like. It reminds me, as well, that the idea of the Spirit’s inspiration in the writing of the Biblical books stretches also to the people deciding which ones to include.
Given all that, Luke is clear about why he wrote this gospel. It’s so that we might “know the certainly of the things (we) have been taught.” The Bible is a wondrous record and experience of God’s living word. As my mind wanders into different thoughts and ideas – as I’m surrounded by all kinds of teaching regarding religious viewpoints, the Bible keeps me from getting off track.
So I encourage you to open yourself anew to this gospel we call Luke. Take this as a new adventure. As we move through Luke over these next months, test what you been taught against the living word revealed in and through God’s word. Remember, the trickiest part of any Bible study is to let the scripture shape me rather than the other way around. So let’s see what happens as this new adventure begins.
Reflection: Today we begin a journey through the gospel of Luke. As he describes right from the beginning, Luke is a bit of an historian. He’s gathered information about the life and ministry of Jesus from eyewitnesses – those who were with Jesus “from the first,” and he’s tried to put things together in an orderly way.
He tells us “many” have undertaken this task. Some of those attempts have been preserved and are still around. However, I’ve never read much in them. It does leave me wondering again who actually decided which books would be in our Bible and how those decisions were made. I wonder what those meetings were like. It reminds me, as well, that the idea of the Spirit’s inspiration in the writing of the Biblical books stretches also to the people deciding which ones to include.
Given all that, Luke is clear about why he wrote this gospel. It’s so that we might “know the certainly of the things (we) have been taught.” The Bible is a wondrous record and experience of God’s living word. As my mind wanders into different thoughts and ideas – as I’m surrounded by all kinds of teaching regarding religious viewpoints, the Bible keeps me from getting off track.
So I encourage you to open yourself anew to this gospel we call Luke. Take this as a new adventure. As we move through Luke over these next months, test what you been taught against the living word revealed in and through God’s word. Remember, the trickiest part of any Bible study is to let the scripture shape me rather than the other way around. So let’s see what happens as this new adventure begins.
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