not of this world

saw the above section title tonight when digging through someone’s copy of the Bible at a dinner party, looking for a verse i had in mind about Christ’s citing of the Jonah-like three days in the belly of the earth that would be the only sign given to a faithless generation (found it eventually, Matt. 12:39). and from the whole night of disourse on far ranging theological topics, from the one to the many and back again, arguments and counter arguments about topics i’m sure would glaze over the eyes of many holy ones, just having my eyes move over the words the gentle mastery of Christ moved me more than anything that was said, made me want to just be still and linger in contemplation of that reality expressed in just that way. just a heading added by some random editor somewhere, so funny how a string of words can sometimes just strike at the breast and actually convey an image that screams off the page to be savored…