Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent

Gospel    Luke 13:1-9
There is a story told about a man who borrowed a book from an acquaintance. As he read through it, he was intrigued to find parts of the book underlined with the letters YBH written in the margin. As he continued reading through the book he noticed this happened quite consistently.  The underlining he could easily understand as he himself agreed with some parts and questioned other parts that were underlined by his friend.  When he finished he returned the book to the owner, He thanked him for sharing the book with him and said but I do have a question for you, He said, I could understand the underlining and highlighting of parts of the book but the letters in the margin YBH I haven’t been able to figure out what they mean, would you mind telling me what it stands for? The owner replied that yes the underlined paragraphs were sections of the book that he basically agreed with. They gave him hints on how to improve himself and pointed out truths that he wished to incorporate into his life. However, he said the letters YBH stood for “Yes, but how?”   (Illustration from e-sermons.com)
 

Yes but how?  When we are given a situation or a task we often search for the details on how we can best accomplish the goal.  We like to make sure that we have all of the details to do the best that we can do with the task assigned.  When we apply the question, yes, but how, to our Christian lives however, we realize that the answer has been provided in the example of Jesus Christ. 

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