Sermon | ”To See or Not to See” | June 12

There's an old idiom: it's hard to see the forest through the trees. In other words it's hard to see...even though you are looking. The conclusion of Peter's message in Acts 2 proclaims, without doubt, "God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah." There is not question in Peter's mind who Jesus is. Peter sees clearly. But, in our gospel reading, the Jews Jesus interacts with are so caught up in the details that even though they are looking at Jesus, they can't see him. This challenge to really see is the challenge we all face. Do we see Jesus in fullness or only in details?