Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

Well, the doctor is in the house today. Dr. John the Baptist. To point out to us the threatening perils of our sins. We may not see the sin in us, and how badly we are broken. That's why we need Dr. John today. To show us our spiritual x-ray and say: See? This is not good. So God sent Dr. John to warn us and to call us to repentance. To stir up our hearts, as we prayed today, that we might see our sin, and that it is not nothing; that it is not just something wrong in us like a broken bone, not just a little problem in us -- but a big one. So while we may not like going to the doctor and hearing there's something wrong with us, we need the doctor. It is good for us.