"If there is ever a “Yes, but…” with which we may answer a promise of God, it is over with faith and faith’s God.”

The God who is able to utter a promise to Mary is a God whose freedom guarantees no other reply but her, “Let it be with me..."

Two notes, friends:

1. Session Two with Chris E.W. Green will be posted here later this week. I’ve been distracted (see: #2).

2. I recently sent this letter to my congregation regarding the recurrence of my cancer. When I first was diagnosed, I attempted to write about the experie…