On Sunday our guest speaker was ethnomusicologist Jo Ann Richards. She presented several songs that she composed in the style of traditional Jamaican folk music. The texts of these songs were reflective of various Scripture verses.
The first song she presented was an echo of last week's sermon: John 14:6-- Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Sister Jo Ann gave an interesting theory, in light of this verse, concerning the belief that streets in heaven are paved with gold. She posited that the streets are paved with gold not because of the value of the gold, but because the value of Jesus far exceeds any other. If Jesus is indeed all we need, then of what value is gold? It is simply another common thing. It is no longer worthy of being fashioned into jewelry, nor is it worthy of being a standard for currency. It can be trampled upon without a second thought, because Jesus is our all in all.
I pray that He is everything to you.
Jesus, give us grace to love You with a love that will make the things of this earth "grow strangely dim." We long to see Your Glory.
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