In the context of platonic thought, it is easy to frame an image of Jesus as the manifestation of saving truth, as the revelation of eternal love, as the purpose of God the creator. That kind of language does not make sense to Aristotelians and it is a primary reason there is an unnecessary disconnect between scientists and Christian theologians in our time. The quotation from Isaiah, part of our reflection piece this season, epitomizes my frustration in this community. I have been a part of Seekers Church for about ten years now, and in all that time I have been waiting for God to call me. Both frankincense and myrrh are the gifts of trees.
Frankincense trees grow on the Somali coast, without soil, out of polished marble rock.
The trees are attached by a thick oval mass of substances resembling a mixture of lime and mortar. Myrrh is more of a bush than a tree. The bushes do not grow more than 9 feet in height. From Generation to Generation After three weeks of Advent waiting, suddenly we are standing on the brink of Christmas. All of creation takes a deep breath.