Resurrecting Audacity Bob Stillerman Third Sunday of Easter, 4/18/2021 Luke 24:36-48 Resurrecting Audacity Luke 24.36-48 4-18-2021 Luke’s gospel establishes a pattern, whereby characters who come face-to-face with the divine are initially terrified – they are fearful, and overwhelmed, and afraid, and almost paralyzed in the moment. But they also find assurance in Jesus’s shared humanity and shared vulnerability, and that sense of connection empowers lasting and faithful witness. On Christmas Eve, Luke’s gospel reminds us that the shepherds were terrified. I like how the old hymn recounts it: While shepherds kept their......

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