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Date: 15 April 2003 13:06:00
A news report on the radio this morning told me that moderate exercise doesn't help at all to reduce the likelihood of dying of heart disease. Ah well, just have to drink more red wine ...
While taking a stroll this lunchtime, I carefully walked around someone who appeared to be photographing a friend. But then the supposed photographer asked his subject "what is Jesus to you?" so I guess that camera was doing video, and the material is to be used in some kind of evangelistic endeavour. I am ashamed to say that I cringed. Maybe I feel that what was being done was artificial - had no depth. Maybe I thought that a nineteen year-old student hasn't lived long enough to give an answer to that question which would be worth paying attention to. Maybe if I was put on the spot, I would deny my Lord, as Peter did.
I read about Jesus every day. I think about him a lot. I was once taught that prayer should be directed to the father, not to Jesus, which probably inhibits any sense I might have of being in a personal relationship. But I am incredibly grateful to him, for taking the rap on my behalf, and dying on that bloody cross.