Sermon by Aron, 1 Epiphany, Jan 9, 2011
Jonathon Goldstein is a radio personality who is often on the show “This American Life” and has his own podcast called Wiretap. Recently he was talking about his sisters new baby boy and the effect it had on him and his family. Now, he’s Jewish, so there is not all that much to say about Christian Baptism, but he does say some profound things about love. He said on a recent podcast, “How strange to find yourself falling in love with someone you only just met, and how endlessly fascinating it is to watch someone getting used to being alive, though perhaps even more fascinating will be watching someone getting used to becoming a member of our family.” Those of you who have witnessed children being born, who have raised children yourself, can understand this fascination of watching someone getting used to being alive, and watching someone getting used to becoming a new member of a family. It takes time, as he suggests, it is not something that happens over night. Our beings...