So yesterday's "Language and Intimacy" sermon was pretty interesting. Pastor Loo talked about how it was through language that we develop intimacy. For example, when you name something, you are somehow drawn closer to it (i.e. "that is a bunch of dogs" vs. "that is a labrador, that is a poodle, that is a labradoodle") Because you assign them different names to differentiate them, you are paying more attention to each one individually. (see Genesis 2: 19-20 - where Adam names the animals)
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. It is only through relationships with others that we can be truly human. (God made woman of man, to make man a suitable helper - we are meant to be community-based, rather than individual-oriented).
Anyway, I'm sure a missed a lot of points that puts this all into context, but I leave you with these three quotes that I really liked:
"If there were no God, there would be no atheists." - G.K. Chesterton
"There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man, and only God can fill it. " - Blaise Pascal
"The young man who rings the bell at the brothel is unconsciously looking for God." - Bruce Marshall, 1945
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