This summer I am taking the time to read some of the many books that I have wanted to read over a period of time. One of those is Saving Jesus from the Church* by Robin R. Meyers. One of the joys of my life was having the opportunity to get to know Robin’s father – a brilliant scholar, a master theologian, a wonderful mentor and friend. Dr. Meyers was also my professor in college for Freshman English (More about all of that in a later post).
Robin Meyers also reminded of a passage from another book that has been a very important part of my life for many years. It was written by Albert Schweitzer in his The Quest of the Historical Jesus**. However, I first became aware of it as the text of an anthem composed by Jane Marshall.
He comes to us as One unkown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who know Him not. He speaks to us the same word: “Follow thou me!” and sets us to the task which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship, and as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience Who He is. (25)
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